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The Tramp: Hijacking a Rusting Freighter for One Last Payday
Originally Aired: July 25, 1956
In Suspense #660, “The Tramp,” three seasoned criminals infiltrate the crew of a decrepit tramp steamer bound for South America with a cargo of scrap metal. Their plan is simple: murder the aging captain, hijack the ship, and deliver it to pirates waiting in a secret Caribbean port for a hefty payday. But greed, mechanical failure, blackmail, and mounting suspicion quickly unravel the carefully orchestrated scheme. As the battered vessel begins to sink in the Atlantic, the conspirators discover that escaping justice may be impossible. A tense maritime crime…
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