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The Escape of Lacey Abbott
Originally Aired: January 19, 1950
Suspense #368, "The Escape of Lacey Abbott," stars William Powell as Lacey Abbott, a man who has spent two years confined in the psychopathic ward at Bellevue Hospital. When his lawyer Nicholas Westland visits, Lacey seizes his opportunity for freedom in the most violent way possible: he strangles Westland, switches clothes with him, and forges the lawyer's signature to walk out of the institution. Free at last, Lacey purchases a .45 automatic from a pawnshop and makes his way to a lavish Park Avenue apartment with a single-minded purpose.
His destination is…
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