Suspense (Season 2)

Lunch Box (Episode 1)

Air date: 1949-09-06

Overview: A man plants a bomb in his son's lunch box at work and tells him to get out in time, but a friend, thinking he has forgotten his lunch box, places it in his car.

Collector's Item (Episode 2)

Air date: 1949-09-13

Overview: Evans, an older man, walks into a record store, slips the young clerk, Fred, a huge bill and pleads for him to come to his hotel to discuss something important. He goes and finds Evans beaten and mumbling something about a record. Fred gets knocked out and awakens to find Evans now dead and himself set-up to take the rap for his murder. Fred races back to the store, hoping to find the record the dead man was talking about.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Episode 3)

Air date: 1949-09-20

Overview: Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

The Comic Strip Murder (Episode 4)

Air date: 1949-09-27

Overview: Julia, the model for a character in her husband's comic strip, informs a police detective that her spouse is going to murder her. He bumped off her "twin" in that morning's strip and she's sure he's going do get rid of her in the same grizzly way that evening.

Doctor Violet (Episode 5)

Air date: 1949-10-04

Overview: A college student studying abnormal psychology thinks the owner of a wax museum dedicated to murderers can teach her a few things. Police lock down Dr. Violet's exhibit after an actual corpse is found in the museum. unfortunately, this traps the co-ed alone with the murder expert.

The Cask of Amontillado (Episode 6)

Air date: 1949-10-11

Overview: In World War II Italy, Count Montressor has watched with horror as his former stable boy became a powerful Nazi general. In the process, General Fortanato has murdered the Count's sister and stolen his wife. Knowing the General plans to murder him, Count Montressor lures him into the palace's catacombs to taste the rare cask of Amontillado he has procured.

The Serpent Ring (Episode 7)

Air date: 1949-10-18

The Murderer (Episode 8)

Air date: 1949-10-25

Overview: Detained by the side of the road where his wife Mollie was found murdered, John explains to a deputy the events leading up to that moment. Their busybody neighbor Lillybelle had made accusations about Mollie's infidelity, as had a mysterious stranger who traveled the road near their home. Realizing John was wise to her, Mollie tried to flee but Lillybelle blocked the door.

Black Passage (Episode 9)

Air date: 1949-11-01

Overview: An American lover of architecture is escorted to a crumbling Mexican castle by the local padre. He warns the visitor to keep his room door locked and avoid the family that lives there--especially the maniacal mother when the black wind blows. Eventually, the curious American learns the horrible truth about the family's history of blood lust.

Suspicion (Episode 10)

Air date: 1949-11-08

The Thin Edge of Violence (Episode 11)

Air date: 1949-11-15

The Third One (Episode 12)

Air date: 1949-11-22

Overview: A self-absorbed couple takes their daughter on a vacation, unaware that the child is urgently wanted by health officials. The little girl was afraid to tell them she'd been bitten by a dog, and the animal turns out to have been rabid. The child hears on the radio that authorities are searching for the dog bit victim, panics that she could die, and tells her parents the truth.

The Man in the House (Episode 13)

Air date: 1949-11-29

Overview: Emily has moved back home to care for her battle-ax old mother and it has placed her marriage in jeopardy. Arriving home from work, she finds an escapee from a mental hospital with the old bitty tied up and gagged; she was so irritating he couldn't stand her talking anymore. While he hides at their house for a few days, Emily is supposed go to work as usual, but not utter a word of his presence to anyone or it will be curtains for the old lady.

The Scar (Episode 14)

Air date: 1949-12-06

The Gray Helmet (Episode 15)

Air date: 1949-12-13

Overview: A dramatic story of the Black Hand's operations in New York's Little Italy during the 1890's.

The Seeker and the Sought (Episode 16)

Air date: 1949-12-20

Overview: An elderly man is in a desperate search for a youngster who is in peril of passing evil's point of no return.

The Case of Lady Sannox (Episode 17)

Air date: 1949-12-27

Overview: Lady Sannox, the toast of London society, carries on an obvious affair with Douglas Stone, an arrogant, young surgeon. Lord Sannox, a retired star of the stage, is thought to be a clueless old man unaware of the liaison. After discussing with the Lady his plan to murder her husband so they can marry, Stone is hired by a desperate man to perform a questionable operation on his wife. Lord Sannox, we learn, is not as oblivious to his wife's infidelity as he appears.

Morning Boat to Africa (Episode 18)

Air date: 1950-01-03

Overview: A wayward wife of a jealous husband brings trouble home.

The Bomber Command (Episode 19)

Air date: 1950-01-10

Overview: Former bomber pilot D.P. Bradford and his wife Zita host a reunion for D.P.'s World War II crew. In the midst of the celebration, the Bradfords's daughter Susan is kidnapped and held for ransom by a mysterious German. The bomber crew joins forces to track down and rescue the little girl.

Summer Storm (Episode 20)

Air date: 1950-01-17

Overview: A father and son moving out of a boarding house get into a tussle with the sleazy landlord who promptly drops dead on the floor. Since the father has a past record, the two hide in the attic while the police investigate, waiting to make their escape.

The Horizontal Man (Episode 21)

Air date: 1950-01-24

Overview: The murder of a Professor has undergraduate Kate investigating the case with help from a newspaper reporter.

The Distant Island (Episode 22)

Air date: 1950-01-31

Overview: The story of an amnesia victim and what happens when he regains his memory.

Escape This Night (Episode 23)

Air date: 1950-02-07

The Suicide Club (Episode 24)

Air date: 1950-02-14

Overview: Prince Florizel and his cohort, Gerard, masquerade under false identities and hit the city in search of adventure. One night in a bar, they encounter a young man who says he does not wish to go on. Claiming to feel the same way, the prince and his friend soon find themselves at the Suicide Club, an organization whose members want to die. Each evening using a deck of cards, the "lucky" next victim is decided, as is the member who must commit the deed and make it look like an accident. Florizel and Gerard's charade ceases to be entertaining when a club member is ...

Roman Holiday (Episode 25)

Air date: 1950-02-21

The Man Who Talked in His Sleep (Episode 26)

Air date: 1950-02-28

Overview: Teenage practical joker Jerry pretends his new stepfather revealed something incriminating while talking in his sleep. Rather than laughing it off, Henry Lord gets very defensive and becomes threatening. After suffering a suspicious accident, Jerry is convinced his stepfather has something in his past he's willing to kill to keep secret.

The Ledge (Episode 27)

Air date: 1950-03-07

The Parcel (Episode 28)

Air date: 1950-03-14

Overview: Tommy, an errand boy, hangs around a hot dog stand when he's not in transit. The stand, a front for criminal enterprises, proves dangerous when he's hired by a shady character to deliver a package at exactly 5PM that evening. With time to kill, he goes to a baseball game. Tommy doesn't realize that the package contains 20 grand from a payroll heist and that a pair of criminals know it's in his possession.

The Old Man's Badge (Episode 29)

Air date: 1950-03-21

Overview: Officer Malone is murdered outside a "gay 90s"-themed nightclub simply by buying a seemingly harmless gift from one of the showgirls. His son, a rookie cop, takes a vacation from the force to find the murderer himself. At the club, he uncovers the deadly secret that got his father shot -- they're selling illegal drugs.

The Second Class Passenger (Episode 30)

Air date: 1950-03-28

Overview: A man taking a cruise around the world finds second-class passengers are much more interesting, and by the time things become more complicated he wished that he'd missed the boat.

One Thousand Dollars to One for Your Money (Episode 31)

Air date: 1950-04-04

Overview: Detective Sam Cragg goes to meet a client in the "Little Serbia" section of the city and finds the man murdered. Everyone in the neighborhood lives in fear of the unseen C. W. Roberts, a mysterious loan shark who keeps the poor permanently in debt. Cragg sends a book to Roberts and watches to see who picks it up.

Steely, Steely Eyes (Episode 32)

Air date: 1950-04-11

Overview: The notorious criminal Ma Barker and her gang of four sons blaze a murderous path from beginnings in Missouri to their final showdown with FBI agents and their machine guns in Florida.

Murder at the Mardi Gras (Episode 33)

Writer: Charles Robinson

Air date: 1950-04-18

Overview: Dan Bedell, an up-and-coming actor, has come to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and he has fallen in love with Connie Williams. Gambling boss Morgan Nelson warns Dan that Connie is in league with her friend Bill Reed to blackmail Dan. When Nelson's bodyguard turns up dead in Dan's apartment, Connie enlists Reed to help her and Dan dispose of the body. But can Dan trust Connie and Bill, or are the pair up to no good as Nelson warned?

The Gentleman from America (Episode 34)

Air date: 1950-04-25

Overview: An American bets two London friends that he can spend the night alone in a "haunted house."

Death of a Dummy (Episode 35)

Air date: 1950-05-02

Overview: A young man on a scavenger hunt for a department store sales check stumbles into a murderer at midnight in the store.

Red Wine (Episode 36)

Air date: 1950-05-09

Overview: The FBI pursues a man to the wilds of Borneo.

One and One's a Lonesome (Episode 37)

Air date: 1950-05-16

Overview: A predatory blond conspires with an old flame to murder her husband, but tosses a neat double cross at the old flame.

Photo Finish (Episode 38)

Air date: 1950-05-23

Overview: The former medical examiner who had falsified information in a murder case years earlier returns to town. Lawyer Robert Quartermain, who was involved in the trial, kills the ex-examiner, careful to leave no clues behind. But, he hadn't planned on having his picture taken by a street photographer when he was leaving the scene of the crime. Realizing the shutterbug possesses the only evidence against him, Quartermain is frantic to find the man and retrieve that picture.

Listen, Listen (Episode 39)

Air date: 1950-05-30

Overview: Be silent, husband; that is the admonition of a wife to her husband when it comes to murder. She tells her hubby to keep his big mouth shut and not tip the police off about a murder.

Black Bronze (Episode 40)

Air date: 1950-06-06

Overview: A reporter unexpectedly becomes involved in a series of violent, brutal murders.

I'm No Hero (Episode 41)

Air date: 1950-06-20

Overview: Dr. Joe Parker and his family are awakened by a gun-wielding criminal demanding treatment for his brother. The man's in serious condition after a bullet pierced his lung. With a pistol pointing at their daughter, the doctor and his wife are forced to perform surgery despite his protests that the patient requires hospital treatment to survive.

Wisteria Cottage (Episode 42)

Air date: 1950-06-27

Overview: A disturbed young man with a murderous background latches onto an older woman and her daughters. He worms his way into their family by charming the mother, even accompanying them to their summer cottage. One daughter's attempt to break off her flirtatious affair with the volatile man, whose true colors begin to show.