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Early to Death
Originally Aired: April 12, 1951
Suspense #424, "Early to Death," follows Evie Weston and her lover Ben Faber as they execute an elaborate scheme to steal a $300,000 company payroll during a flight over Mexico. The pair stages a plane crash, deliberately leaving their pilot Duke to die while they parachute to safety with the money, which they bury in the mountains. After convincing investigators that the payroll burned in the wreckage, they separate and wait for things to cool down before retrieving their fortune. Evie returns to New Orleans while Ben continues flying, and their plan seems…
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