Suspense - The Morrison Affair (#304)
Channel: Old Time Radio Researchers
Date: 2023-12-15

Suspense: 09/02/48, episode 304
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Madeleine Carroll stars in an unlikely and disturbing story by Pamela Wilcox. Carroll’s character marries a physician who is called to wartime service. Her desire for a child is great, but she does not pregnant in the time before she leaves. A series of events leads to her kidnapping an infant and claiming the boy is theirs. She has fake documents created to support the ruse. When the husband returns he is always suspicious of the child’s paternal origin, believing she had an affair while he was away. When an accident occurs, he realizes that the child is not hers, either!

The story hinges on the knowledge about genetics at the time. In these days, if the husband was suspicious he could gather items that had genetic material and have them tested privately without her knowledge. He would have known about the deception much sooner than this plotline allows. Finding it out in an unfolding tragedy that requires a blood donor is what creates the suspense of the storyline and what leads to a mildly surprising ending.

The cast: MADELEINE CARROLL (Sheila Morrison), Gerald Mohr (Dr. Paul Morrison), John Hoyt (Mr. Ballon), Leone Ledoux (Baby / Jamie), Erik Rolf (Conductor), Carol Smith (? Mary / A mother), Edith Tachna (? English mother), Ruth Perrott (Sheila’s Mother), Paul Frees (Signature Voice) other roles doubled but unidentified on script: Secretary / Johnny / Dr. Lucas / Operator / Driver / Maid / Nurse

COMMERCIAL: Bill Johnstone (Hap), Sylvia Simms (Operator), Frank Martin (Announcer)

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