Charles Markham, an antique dealer on Bond Street in London, is visited late one night by Judith Ray, a milliner who has a secret past. She has come to meet him, and her fiancé Ronald Gilbert soon arrives as well. Markham, who has been blackmailing them, demands money in exchange for silence, and the three of them argue in his back office amid the ticking of many clocks. The tension rises sharply as threats are made and the evening turns violent. The play stars Henry Daniel, with Joan Loring as Judith and Gavin Gordon as Ronald, and was broadcast on Suspense in 1945.
Characters: Charles Markham, Judith Ray, Ronald Gilbert, Inspector Ross
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And with the dealings of Mr. Markham, and with the performances of Mr. Henry Daniel in the title row, and of Joan Loring as Judith and Gavin Gordon as Ronald, Roma wines hope indeed to keep you in suspense.
This is the story of a man who commits murder and gets away with it. Does the idea shock you? Do you believe that justice must always be done? But let's be honest with ourselves. You and I needn't be cynic to know that justice has very settled him done.
In essence, flinches, guilt is childlike and bland. In essence is imposed upon. Guilt can compass all things, even a successful murder. And I know this. As I was the murderer, you say? Oh, no. In quiet at Scotland Yard. I was the victim.
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