The Dealings of Mr. Markham: Murder, Blackmail, and the Double’s Game

Originally Aired: June 28, 1945

In Suspense #147, “The Dealings of Mr. Markham,” Henry Daniell stars as the sinister and enigmatic Charles Markham, an antique dealer who has turned blackmail into a fine art. When desperate Judith Ray and her fiancé Ronald Gilbert confront Markham in his shadowy shop to end his threats, the night spirals into murder. But in a world of doubles and hidden motives, the truth is never as simple as it seems. Who really died—and who got away with murder? John Dickson Carr crafts a diabolical web of guilt, deception, and poetic justice, where not even the audience escapes complicity.

Cast:
Henry Daniell, Joan Loring, Gavin Gordon

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