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A Present for Benny
Originally Aired: December 13, 1955
Suspense #628, "A Present for Benny," Ricky, a small-time hood, receives a threatening Christmas letter from rival gangster Machine Gun Benny, who hijacked Ricky's fur shipment and is now declaring war. Instead of responding with an open gunfight, Ricky devises a sinister holiday scheme. While at Halgram's department store buying an ermine coat for his girlfriend Mill, Ricky purchases two identical gift boxes—one for the coat and one empty. He orders his associate Artie to construct a bomb with a 23-hour timer and plans to have it delivered to Benny…
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