Crisis

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Apr 18, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: August 19, 1948

Suspense #303, "Crisis," presents a harrowing tale that begins with Martha Scott's character, Mary Norquist, keeping a desperate vigil over her gravely ill baby, Kurt, who is suffering from pneumonia with a dangerously high fever of 106 degrees. With no nurses available due to a widespread epidemic and her husband Paul away on business, she must battle exhaustion and fear alone through the critical night. The doctor warns her that the baby will reach a crisis point before morning, one way or the other. As Mary fights sleep while tending to the steam tent and…