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Death at Skirkerud Pond
Originally Aired: February 8, 1954
Suspense #538, "Death at Skirkerud Pond," presents a harrowing true story of moral crisis in Nazi-occupied Norway. When George Helman arrives home wounded after helping blow up a Nazi troop train, his parents Miklas and Anna face terrible danger. The underground resistance, led by Arnie and Hansen, reluctantly agrees to guide the elderly couple across the border to Sweden—for a price. The Helmans, once proud and prosperous citizens, must now flee the country their son shed blood to defend.
The treacherous journey through twenty miles of frozen wilderness…
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