The Light Switch

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · May 25, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: May 12, 1949

Suspense #340, "The Light Switch," stars Claire Trevor as Mrs. John Winston, a wealthy banker's wife who makes a fateful decision to visit a run-down detective agency on East Main Street. Hiring the down-on-his-luck private investigator Skid Webb to follow her husband John, she insists nothing is wrong but simply wants to check on his late nights at work. When Webb reports back with evidence of another woman, their contentious relationship takes a dark turn. The bitter detective's cruel observations about her age and fading marriage strike a devastating nerve…