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The Death of Alexander Jordan

Suspense · September 2, 1962 · 23 min · 3,009 words

The transcript of “The Death of Alexander Jordan”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast September 2, 1962. 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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And now, a tale well calculated to keep you in... ...sausphen! In a moment, Act 1 of the death of Alexander Jortman, featuring Connie Lemke, William Mason, Edgar Staley, and Paul McGrath, and written a specially for suspense by Hector Cheveni.

This portion of suspense is brought to you by the makers of Marlborough Cigarette. to a filter cigarette. Why don't you settle back, Phil? And have a full flavored smoke. Settle back, Phil. With a Marlboro.

Make yourself comfortable. Whenever you smoke, have a Marlboro cigarette. Why don't you switch to Marlboro? The filter cigarette with the un-filtered taste. Oh, come on. You're expecting somebody? Who is it? Well, it's Mr. Rutledge.

Rutledge? Uncle Alex had me phone him last night and asked him to be here this morning. What for? You have to ask Uncle Alex. Yeah, and he'll tell me, I suppose. Fine thing. Here I am, his own nephew.

And I'm the last to know he sent for his lawyer at a time like this. It's about his will, what else? What's he gonna do about it? Ramsay, I have to finish straightening up here before Mr. Rutledge gets here.

Now go take care of it, chicken. I want him. No one is going to do. Who says I know? But he told you. Come on, give. Break my wrist again and this time I'll tell how it happened, Ramsay Jordan.

I said do. We aren't to worry about not getting the farm. Said I told you. Isn't that the main thing? Hold me that from the start. There he is. Don't take care of it, chickens, will you?

Yeah, yeah. Good morning, Martha. Good morning, Mr. Rutledge. Come in, come in. Thank you. Hi. I'm sorry about the looks of the house. Well, it looks all right to me. Anyway, I imagine you had your hands full.

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