A lawyer and husband leaves home after an argument and starts driving to get his mind straight. He stops for a cup of coffee to cool his anger, and then realizes he left his wallet at home. What happens after that will cause him to never forget his wallet again. He ends up in a cell for the night, a vagrant, who stiffed the coffee shop for his meal. The thugs in the cell with him think he’s a messenger for the local crime boss. Uh-oh. Everyone gets surprised in this one. This Lawrence Goldman script was a favorite among series producers, and produced three times on the series. It was originally offered with Ray Milland. This is the second broadcast.
Background about the script and other items of interest can be found at:
https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2024/02/1949-09-08-chicken-feed.html
https://archive.org/details/TSP490908 is where recordings of that debut broadcast can be found.
LISTEN
TO THE PROGRAM or download in FLAC or
mp3
https://archive.org/details/TSP541007
THE CAST
Harry Bartell (Ralph Clark), Eleanore Tanin (Waitress / Operator), Vic Perrin (Officer Jim Brady), Michael Ann Barrett (Mary), Edgar Barrier (Slim, the drunk in cell), James Nusser (Pete), Clayton Post (Mr. Phillips), Jack Kruschen (Jerry Nichols), Larry Thor (Sergeant Ross / Narrator)
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