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Give Me Liberty

Suspense · October 21, 1948 · 29 min · 4,055 words

The transcript of “Give Me Liberty”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast October 21, 1948. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Suspense plays Suspense free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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In just a moment, suspense with William Powell. Oh, half-year comes, Holler Wilcox. Now Betty forgets I already have two sets of auto-light resistors, Spark plugs in Christ, a high pressure me and the buying another one.

Well, hello there, friends. Hello. Hey, half. You look a little worried. Car not running right, maybe. Why? Spark plug trouble? No, no, listen, pal. What you need is a set of those sensational new ignition-engineered auto-light resistors, Spark plug.

But Harlowide, I get up and go. A spark-weary engine gets from AutoLite-Resistor Spark Lugs. We'll turn your gloom to glee. Look Harlowide, are you ready? Why? When you replace your old narrow gap spark lugs with wide gap AutoLite-Resistor Spark Lugs?

Vycon, dealiest you can actually tell the difference in your car. Your engine idles smoother. Harlow, Harlow, wait a minute. I'll listen to you in my engine later, but... Yes, but right now, let's listen to suspense.

I am Basil the quarter of a million dollars. I want you to know that needed brains. Planning. patients. I devoted three years of my life to the trick and I got away with it.

$250,000. Of course they caught me very easily, but they couldn't find the money. So they handcuffed me, brought me back to Stan trial. The judge was as big a fool as the others. Seven years is a long time, Mr. French. The insurance company will agree to a much lighter sentence if you will reveal where you've hidden that money.

But I only smile. So my right wrist was handcuffed to the left wrist of a detective. And they put me aboard a train bound for the penitentiary. I could see that the detective had instructions to sort me up.

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