Eddie Firestone and Larry Dobkin play rural police officers patrolling a dangerous mountain road. One is new to the task and the other is a veteran officer responsible for training and familiarizing him with the duty assignment. In the end, the rookie learns that even an experienced policeman can make an error in judgment, and it can lead to a life-threatening experience. They notice a speeding car on the dangerous and wet mountain road. The vehicle is showing signs of being out of control. The veteran cop realizes the driver is his wife! She has a habit of speeding, and he desperately tries to stop her as they chase the car. A blockade, including an ambulance, is set up at the bottom of the mountain to stop her. There are surprises along the way as they do their best to avoid dangers and possible loss of life in an accident, but a surprise awaits the officers when the chase is over.
Hank Searls wrote the script. He authored short stories for 1940s and 1950s detective magazines, and was beginning his work as a novelist about this time of this broadcast. He wrote several Suspense scripts, and this is the first to be broadcast. His career as a novelist and screenwriter took a strong upward turn in the 1960s. His most notable Suspense script, To None a Deadly Drug, was his second, and was broadcast 1955-10-25.
Larry Thor, formerly Lt. Danny Clover of Broadway is My Beat, was always a favorite of Elliott Lewis to play police roles on Suspense. He plays “Hollister” in this broadcast.
A network recording and two Armed Forces Radio Service recordings (AFRS#529 and AFRS#750) have survived. The network recording has the best, fullest sound. The AFRS recordings are very good, just with a narrower range compared to the network broadcast.
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THE CAST
Eddie Firestone (Art), Larry Thor (Craig Hollister / Narrator), Lillian Buyeff (Debbie), Tom McKee (Joel the Despatcher / Doc), Ted Bliss (Pappy), Jack Kruschen (Sergeant)
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