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Backseat Driver
Originally Aired: February 3, 1949
Suspense #326, "Backseat Driver," stars Fibber McGee and Molly in a harrowing tale of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary danger. Joe and Ellie are driving home to the San Fernando Valley after seeing a movie in Beverly Hills, listening to radio news about Lewis Matrick, a vicious mass murderer who escaped police in downtown Los Angeles earlier that day. The couple discusses the killer's description and crimes, with Ellie worrying about their children at home while Joe reassures her that such terrible things happen to other people, not to them. As they…
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