Public Defender

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Aug 17, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: April 20, 1953

Suspense #509, "Public Defender," Philip James Penn finds himself in serious trouble when police arrive at his boarding house on a Sunday morning. Sergeant Quinn and Sergeant Lacey question him about a burglary at the Ace Haberdashery, where Penn worked briefly over Christmas. The store's owner, Walter Callaman, reports that four hundred dollars was stolen, and both he and his wife claim they saw Penn lurking outside the establishment the night of the crime. Penn insists he was home sleeping, but his landlady Mrs. Weaver won't corroborate his alibi, and police…