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Suspense: Season 5

50 episodes · premiered Sep 2, 1952

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  1. Episode 1: The Old Lady of Bayeux Sep 2, 1952 Cécile Ledru, the companion of a rich widow, Joséphine Crozier, calls the police when she finds her dead body at the estate of her nephew, where they were staying. Mrs. Crozier has…
  2. Episode 2: Call From a Killer Sep 9, 1952 The tale is about a killer who tries to hide out with his wartime buddy, unaware that the buddy is now a policeman.
  3. Episode 3: The Return of Dr. Bourdette Sep 16, 1952 A detective searches for a killer and traces him to a wax museum.
  4. Episode 4: Set-Up For Death Sep 23, 1952 Mobster Kip Caley is released from prison after serving ten years and proclaims he's "going straight." His old criminal cronies, however, intend to involve him in a hold-up after breaking…
  5. Episode 5: The Beach of Falesa Sep 30, 1952 Wiltshire is the third man sent by a trading company to work on a small Polynesian island; the previous two had strangely died. Upon arriving he encounters his competitor, Case, a man…
  6. Episode 6: The Man in the Mirror Oct 7, 1952 Two men look exactly alike. One is the actual criminal and the other the innocent sap who gets nailed.
  7. Episode 7: Blue Panther Oct 14, 1952 Detective Ben Shaley has been hired to guard The Blue Panther, a valuable painting on loan to a gallery. During the invitation-only preview, both the painting and the necklace of a society…
  8. Episode 8: The Man Who Had Seven Hours Oct 21, 1952 A Hollywood assistant director in a stop-over in Paris is attacked by criminals on the Montmarte.
  9. Episode 9: All Hallow's Eve Oct 28, 1952 In 1880s London, Mr. Markheim stabs to death a pawnbroker whose wealth he has long envied. Markheim says he intends take some of the businessman's riches, marry, and become a saintly man…
  10. Episode 10: The Moving Target Nov 11, 1952 Based on the true story of a Hungarian sharpshooter at the 1952 Olympic Games, this episode focused on an athlete whose father is held as collateral so that the athlete will not try to…
  11. Episode 11: Monsieur Vidocq Nov 18, 1952 A series of thefts at France's national museum threatens to become an international issue. Scotland Yard sends Williams to Paris to request help from the city's renowned, retired police…
  12. Episode 12: The Whispering Killer Nov 25, 1952 A mobster is tripped up by a simple law he overlooks.
  13. Episode 13: A Time of Innocence Dec 2, 1952 Middle-aged Henry wants to divorce his London wife, Carol, and return home to America, but she intends to keep all of their savings. After striking up a romance with his young secretary…
  14. Episode 14: The Girl Who Saw Tomorrow Dec 9, 1952 A neurotic woman becomes distressed when she sees her best friend becoming successful.
  15. Episode 15: The Tortured Hand Dec 16, 1952 A 19th century nobleman is tortured with pain in his hand, the one he used to commit murder defending his family's honor.
  16. Episode 16: The Deadly Lamb Dec 23, 1952 A woman becomes the object of affection between two brothers in this romantic triangle story.
  17. Episode 17: The Invisible Killer Dec 30, 1952 Pilot Dan Crowley is grounded by his doctor for his intense behavior. A delusional man who's constantly trying to prove himself, he believes the doctor's daughter should be his, even…
  18. Episode 18: Little Camorra Jan 6, 1953 Convinced that she is cursed by an old family vendetta, a woman tries to convince her American fiance of the threat.
  19. Episode 19: Mr. Matches Jan 13, 1953 An arsonist-for-hire dubbed "Mr. Matches" has been been torching buildings all around the city. Bernard Frank, head of the fire bureau, knows who he's looking for because he's spotted in…
  20. Episode 20: Vacancy for Death Jan 20, 1953 Clara and Sam Warren own a run-down boarding house which acts as a front for their real business: arranging for their boarders to have "accidents." One particular evening, Sam and a…
  21. Episode 21: Career Jan 27, 1953 A British agent wants to give up her spying in Nazi Germany in this story of espionage.
  22. Episode 22: Mutiny Below Feb 3, 1953 After saving the chief engineer's life, Danny and Snow are hired as watch officers on a rusty steamer traveling the Indian Ocean. Reading a newspaper story about a stolen diamond being…
  23. Episode 23: A Study in Stone Feb 10, 1953 After carefully faking insanity, a sculptor is acquitted of his wife's murder, but he finds nature's justice cannot be circumvented.
  24. Episode 24: The Quarry Feb 17, 1953 After preventing a stranger from being shot outside of his hotel, widower Don Ashley realizes why a pair of thugs have been trailing him for days--the goons had the two similar-looking men…
  25. Episode 25: They Haven't Killed Me Yet Feb 24, 1953 An Asian-American agent's life is in jeopardy while attempting to break a powerful protection racket in Chinatown. Based on the work of Gon Sam Mue.
  26. Episode 26: The Kiss Off Mar 3, 1953 Tom Walker, an ex-convict who was wrongly convicted and just released, holds up a tax office and leaves behind an obvious clue as to his identity. He gives the bag of money to his patient…
  27. Episode 27: The Legend of Lizzie Mar 10, 1953 The story of accused axe-murderer Lizzie Borden is dramatized.
  28. Episode 28: The Black Prophet Mar 17, 1953 Convinced that the sinister "Mad Monk" Rasputin will bring about the fall of Russia with his growing power over the royal family, a group of noblemen take action. Serge Soudekine invites…
  29. Episode 29: Portrait of Constance Mar 24, 1953 A newlywed accompanies her detective husband on the search for a long-missing woman, whom he once was madly in love with. A reported sighting takes Burt and Sally Hastings to a resort town…
  30. Episode 30: Death in the Cave Mar 31, 1953 The tale of two adventurers trapped by an earthquake in a vast underground cavern.
  31. Episode 31: Kiss Me Again, Stranger Apr 14, 1953 A serial killer is on the loose in 1946 London with five victims so far. Elderly Mrs. Thompson rents a room to a secretive young Tim Matthews and is convinced he's the murderer. She calls…
  32. Episode 32: The Duel Apr 21, 1953 Madeleine does not care for Raoul, the officer her father intends for her to marry. Instead, she loves Lt. Andre Duport. Her father intends to send her back to Paris and put a stop to…
  33. Episode 33: F.O.B. Vienna Apr 28, 1953 Lawrence Stevens, an American engineer, accompanies a shipment of lathes to an electrical factory in Vienna. A female reporter tells him about the huge black market for industrial…
  34. Episode 34: The Suitor May 5, 1953 A lonely widow lives on a farm where weird and baffling mysteries are occurring.
  35. Episode 35: Death of an Editor May 12, 1953 A militant editor's death is plotted and carried out by foreign agents.
  36. Episode 36: Come into My Parlor May 19, 1953 A man becomes involved with a teenage gang.
  37. Episode 37: The Adventure of the Black Baronet May 26, 1953 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called upon to solve the case of Colonel Jocelyn Dalcy, who was found stabbed to death while visiting at the home of Sir Reginald Lavington.
  38. Episode 38: The Queen's Ring Jun 2, 1953 The story is based on an experience in the life of Elizabeth I.
  39. Episode 39: The Man Who Cried Wolf Jun 9, 1953 An attaché working at the Russian embassy in Mexico is about to be called home for becoming too friendly with the freedom-loving locals. In exchange for asylum, he frantically tries to…
  40. Episode 40: See No Evil Jun 16, 1953 A night club singer helps a gang plan a robbery, believing their promise not to harm the night watchman, her father.
  41. Episode 41: The Signal Man Jun 23, 1953 A demented railroad signalman is tortured by fears that he is responsible for a series of train wrecks.
  42. Episode 42: The Fury of Senorita Gomez Jun 30, 1953 A highborn lady in the 19th century of Peru plots with her stableman to murder her uncle.
  43. Episode 43: The Mascot Jul 7, 1953 An American correspondent risks his life to secretly record a candid interview with an army deserter, exposing his evil plan to become dictator of a Mediterranean Island.
  44. Episode 44: The Dutch Schultz Story Jul 14, 1953 True story of the notorious gangster Dutch Schultz who became kingpin of the underworld, only to be knocked from his throne by blazing guns in a New Jersey tavern.
  45. Episode 45: Pigeon in the Cage Jul 21, 1953 A drama of frustrated lovers caught in a web of crime and deceit.
  46. Episode 46: The Dance Jul 28, 1953 Joan Hale first sees the Charleston performed at a society party on a visit to the South. During her stay, she and Charlie fall in love despite his engagement to the scheming Marie…
  47. Episode 47: Vial of Death Aug 4, 1953 A deadly vial of cholera is stolen from a doctor's medical bag.
  48. Episode 48: Point Blank Aug 11, 1953 When a gang leader tries to burn his bridges behind him the backfires get awfully, warm.
  49. Episode 49: Nightmare at Ground Zero Aug 18, 1953 The Nevada Proving Ground is set for another nuclear bomb blast at 4 AM. A harried artist is rushing to finish the mannequins he's been hired to construct that will populate a house at…
  50. Episode 50: Death in Passing Aug 25, 1953 A tale of murder on Manila's waterfront and an island detective with one of the most puzzling cases of his career.