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The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two

Suspense · January 12, 1953 · 29 min · 3,918 words

The transcript of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast January 12, 1953. 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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AutoLite and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Herbert Marshall in tonight's presentation of suspense. AutoLite presents part two of one of the most famous of all literary puzzles. Charles Dickens' unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, our star Mr. Herbert Marshall.

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And that's for operator 25. I'll gladly tell you the name of your nearest auto light battery dealer, where you can get an auto light, stay full. The battery that needs water only three times a year in normal car use.

And remember, from bumper to tail light, you're always right. With Orolyte. And now, Orolyte presents Charles Dickens, the mystery of Edwin Vrewd, starring Mr. Herbert Marshall, hoping once again to keep you in suspense. When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness, he shall save his soul alive.

So it has been said, so it has been written. What of him who strives to turn away entourment and desperation and finds that he cannot? What is it that will happen to him? What is it that will happen to me?

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