Fragile-Contents Death

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Oct 23, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: May 22, 1956

Suspense #651, "Fragile-Contents Death,"

Postmaster Doug Jordan's routine morning is shattered by a chilling anonymous phone call. A time bomb has been mailed to someone in his city, set to detonate at 2:30 that afternoon—less than five hours away. The caller, troubled by conscience, warns that the device will explode either on timer or when opened, but refuses to reveal the intended victim's name before the line goes dead. With thousands of packages flowing through his post office and no way to identify which one contains death, Jordan faces an impossible task…