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Suspense· Season 3

Suspense — Season 3

All 53 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    August 29, 1950

    Poison

    A Britain in India awakens from a nap to discover a poisonous snake on his belly. The slightest movement on his part would mean death. It was placed on him by his hysterical wife.

  2. 02

    September 5, 1950

    A Pocketful of Murder

    Cocky newspaper reporter Turk Wilson has made it clear in articles and in person that he believes druggist Max Hensig murdered his wife. When Hensig is acquitted, he puts Wilson on notice that there are many undetectable ways to kill a man. Wilson's swagger turns to panic when a fellow reporter who borrowed his coat dies from a drug-resistant strain of flu.

  3. 03

    September 12, 1950

    Edge of Panic

    Harry Martin is an insurance agent with an alcohol problem. In a drunk stupor he apparently murders a flirty blonde who was trying to buy a large annuity. He returns to his wife Alice a few minutes before the police arrive. Harry hides while his wife is taken to the police station. The police allow Alice to see the scene of the crime since she is desperate to find her husband innocent. Alice talks to the woman's doctor and later finds a note that convinces her it was a frame up. The police arrest Harry as he is trying to board a ship out of the country. Alice becomes ...

  4. 04

    September 19, 1950

    Dark Shadows

    I. B. Trane lost his sight at the hands of brutal criminal Takama while he was in Japan on military duty. Trane's sixth sense tells him the barbarian is now in New York and that has him panicked for his life. The police and the FBI tell Trane that Takama died in a prison break over a year ago, but his gut tells him otherwise.

  5. 05

    September 26, 1950

    Six to One

    A released prisoner seeks to avenge himself on five "friends" who testified falsely against him.

  6. 06

    October 3, 1950

    The Monkey's Paw

  7. 07

    October 10, 1950

    Criminals Mark

    The story of a wife of an ex-criminal who tries to go straight but gets involved in another hold-up through his "pals."

  8. 08

    October 17, 1950

    The Man Who Would Be King

  9. 09

    October 24, 1950

    Breakdown

    A cruel and tyrannical office boss breaks his neck in a plane crash and is taken for dead until just before his body is cremated.

  10. 10

    October 31, 1950

    Halloween Hold Up

    A gang wearing masks finds the perfect opportunity for a hold-up during Halloween.

  11. 11

    November 7, 1950

    Nightmare

    A young father gets tragedy in double doses.

  12. 12

    November 14, 1950

    The Brush Off

    Ralph Farley, a struggling actor, overhears a plot to kill Roger Sherman, a powerful Hollywood agent. Ralph attempts to prevent the murder, but is thwarted by everyone from the police to Sherman himself.

  13. 13

    November 21, 1950

    The Death Cards

  14. 14

    November 28, 1950

    Hands of Mr. Ottermole

    London is being plagued by a strangler who baffles police. Sgt. Ottermole investigates, but has a difficult time when an obnoxious reporter constantly gets in his way.

  15. 15

    December 5, 1950

    The Guy From Nowhere

    A young football coach in a small town gets involved with big time gamblers.

  16. 16

    December 12, 1950

    The Mallet

    A bellicose huckster travels the fairs of England shilling his magic elixir. The "doctor," as he's called, is befriended by a couple in a local tavern who proceed to get him intoxicated. The husband tells Dr. Potteton that he'd love to kill his greedy brother and asks him how he could go about it without being caught. The sideshow charlatan launches into a elaborate step by step instructions on how to get away with murder.

  17. 17

    December 19, 1950

    Dancing Dan's Christmas

    In the days of prohibition, jewel thief "Dancing Dan" is taken with the gorgeous speakeasy hostess. In the holiday spirit, he makes like Santa for the woman's elderly grandmother.

  18. 18

    December 26, 1950

    The Tip

    Elaine Court recently had a heart attack and needs relaxation, but she's stressed over a strange man she claims has been lurking about. With her husband at work, she walks into the apartment one afternoon to find that stranger waiting for her. Elaine is held hostage by the armed man who says he's just waiting for her husband to get home so that he can kill him.

  19. 19

    January 2, 1951

    Death in a River

    Two drownings, strikingly similar in their details, provide a mystery to investigators.

  20. 20

    January 9, 1951

    Tough Cop

    Rookie cop Eddie Stone takes out his anger on suspects after Ruth, his fiancé, tells him she's fallen for another man. For two years he seethes, just hoping for the day the "other man" is brought into the police station. He finally comes face to face with the scoundrel who stole his girl--right after he's been dismissed from the force for brutal conduct.

  21. 21

    January 16, 1951

    The Fool's Heart

    A story depicting a cowboy's idea of the perfect crime.

  22. 22

    January 23, 1951

    Dead Fall

    The innocent involvement of a young scientist in a touch-and-go duel between government agents and an espionage ring brings a surprising and thrilling climax.

  23. 23

    January 30, 1951

    The Rose Garden

    Two elderly spinsters bury bodies in their rose garden.

  24. 24

    February 6, 1951

    Night Break

    A killer escapes authorities while being taken to Sing Sing and searches for the person who betrayed him.

  25. 25

    February 13, 1951

    Double Entry

    Bookkeeper Horace Maybee has been skimming money for years from the small finance company where he works. With auditors coming in to examine the books, he's desperate to come up with $25,000 in a hurry. He goes to a bookie, puts $500 on a dog race, and wins. As he's about to get his cash, the police stage a raid and Horace runs off with a huge sack of the criminals' cash.

  26. 26

    February 20, 1951

    The Victims

  27. 27

    February 27, 1951

    Margin for Safety

  28. 28

    March 6, 1951

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    What is the connection between the eminently respectable Dr. Jekyll and the ruthlessly murderous and cruel Mr. Hyde?

  29. 29

    March 13, 1951

    On a Country Road

    Running out of gas on a foggy back road in Maine, a couple become frightened by news reports of a murderous woman who's escaped from an asylum. Searching for help, the two take refuge in an abandoned shack. When an hysterical woman appears at the window wanting refuge, they're convinced she's the lunatic that's on the loose.

  30. 30

    March 20, 1951

    Telephone Call

    The Haskells are throwing a drunken New Year's Eve party in their New York apartment. Next door, Everett Kelsey has had enough of tending to the bitter supposedly invalid wife who treats him like dirt. He's just poisoned the shrew when he gets an unnerving phone call; the female on the line says that she saw what he did to his wife through the window. Kelsey doesn't realizes it's a prank call from one of the Haskell's tipsy party guests.

  31. 31

    March 27, 1951

    The Three of Silence

    Racketeer Frank Cadwallder isn't allowed to play cards at the speakeasy because of the huge debt he currently owes. He recruits a nobody off the street to play poker on his behalf, win their "sucker money," and split the take with him. The three gambles at the table have other plans for Frank; he's shot by one of them under the table.

  32. 32

    April 3, 1951

    Go Home Dead Man

    Williams is a pilot who works for Scandinavian Export, flying by night to deliver unknown shipments to somewhere in the Arctic. Feeling something's fishy, he tries to quit but is strong-armed into making another flight. His bosses are smugglers and they plot his "accidental" death. When their attempt to murder him on a train fails, they plan an explosion with the help of the woman he believes is in love with him.

  33. 33

    April 10, 1951

    The Foggy Night Visitor

  34. 34

    April 17, 1951

    The Juice Man

    A committee investigating racketeering and political corruption in Chinatown fails to get Chan Sou, a local leader to cooperate. The district attorney convinces a detective and a newspaper reporter to probe further and the two men convince the old man to testify. Before Chan Zu can meet with the investigators he's murdered and his daughter becomes the target of the criminals because they believe her father confided in her before he died.

  35. 35

    April 24, 1951

    The Meeting

    The thief who just robbed and murdered a jeweler is trying to escape the office building when the police arrive. Sneaking down the hallways, he stumbles across a meeting of the International Association of Assassins, a group of mystery writers. They mistake him for famous author Bothwell Anderson, a writer who has come to speak to the group about his newest novel.

  36. 36

    May 1, 1951

    No Friend Like an Old Friend

    Story of an ailing concert pianist.

  37. 37

    May 8, 1951

    Murder in the Ring

    Drama about a crooked fight manager who wants to go straight.

  38. 38

    May 15, 1951

    Too Hot to Live

    Jefferson meets Rachel, an enigmatic young waitress. One moment he has a drink with her and the next moment she's dead. Jefferson doesn't think that he did it, but if he didn't do it; who did?

  39. 39

    May 22, 1951

    Escape This Night

  40. 40

    May 29, 1951

    Vamp Till Dead

  41. 41

    June 5, 1951

    The Call

  42. 42

    June 12, 1951

    De Mortuis

    A devoted husband is suspected by friends of having murdered his faithless, much younger wife. He hasn't; but he might do.

  43. 43

    June 19, 1951

    A Killing in Abilene

    A man is determined to avenge his brother's death.

  44. 44

    June 26, 1951

    The Greatest Crime

    Espionage in a Russian setting.

  45. 45

    July 3, 1951

    Blood on the Trumpet

    Story of a man's flight from a murder he did not commit.

  46. 46

    July 10, 1951

    Tent on the Beach

    A wealthy socialite, kidnapped for ransom by a man whose closeness to the police helps him keep one step ahead of their attempts to track him down, wins her freedom through the astute observation of a newspaper reporter.

  47. 47

    July 17, 1951

    Wisteria Cottage

    A young man with murderous intentions latches onto a woman and her daughters.

  48. 48

    July 24, 1951

    The Incident at Story Point

    The story of a prison break.

  49. 49

    July 31, 1951

    A Vision of Death

    A nightclub performer discovers that his mind-reading act is real.

  50. 50

    August 7, 1951

    Killers of the City

    The story of a teenage drug addict and the ravages of narcotics.

  51. 51

    August 14, 1951

    Death Sabre

  52. 52

    August 21, 1951

    This is Your Confession (1)

    A drama of an American scientist's involvement with secret police behind the Iron Curtain.

  53. 53

    August 28, 1951

    This is Your Confession (2)

    A drama of an American scientist's involvement with secret police behind the Iron Curtain.

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