Tonight on Suspense….

After Mr. Markheim (Franchot Tone) murders a pawnbroker, he assures himself that he’s not going to do anything more than take some of the man’s possessions and then lead a good life.  After all, he’s not really an evil man.  He simply did what he did because he was so jealous of the pawnbroker.  Why should the pawnbroker have so much while Markheim has so little?

Unfortunately, an otherworldly visitor pops up and suggests that there’s no way that Markheim can lead a good life after doing something so evil.  So, why not go out and be evil for a little while more?

This episode originally aired on October 28th, 1952.  Truman was still president but not for much longer.

Enjoy!