The Plan: A Wife’s Gambit and a Deadly Double

Originally Aired: May 16, 1946

In Suspense #193, “The Plan,” newlywed Helen Anderson thinks she’s safeguarding her respectable life when her husband’s long-hidden, dangerous brother arrives unexpectedly—only to find herself ensnared in a scheme of mistaken identities, loaded dueling pistols, and a murder meant to erase the past. As Helen’s story unfolds under police questioning, the truth twists: the “brother” isn’t the real threat, and the careful plot to pass a corpse as someone else begins to crumble when madness resurfaces. A taut domestic noir where every reassurance is a setup and every alibi has a crack.

Cast:

Claire Trevor

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