What happens
Sam Newcomb, a stowaway who has fled New York after a killing, is discovered hidden aboard the brigantine Mary Celeste as she prepares to sail. Captain Briggs and his wife question him, and the captain's wife grows uneasy after hearing his account. Newcomb endures mistreatment from the crew, particularly a deckhand named Hubbard who watches him closely. Suspense's dramatization of the Mary Celeste mystery, from the Suspense series, aired on December 27, 1955, with John Dana starring.
New York City harbor district, then aboard the brigantine Mary Celeste at sea in 1872
Characters: Sam Newcomb, Captain Briggs, Mrs. Briggs, Hubbard
Listen for: The captain's wife questioning Sam Newcomb about the girl he lost, and Hubbard's suspicions about what Newcomb has said in his sleep
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.