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The Man Who Threw Acid
Originally Aired: July 18, 1956
Suspense #659, "The Man Who Threw Acid," a young, idealistic assemblyman campaigns against organized crime in city government, drawing unwanted attention from the racketeers he's trying to eliminate. The boss orders a hit, and the job falls to Steve Clyber, a desperate middle-aged punk on the fringes of gangster society who sees this as his chance to finally prove himself to the mob. For just two hundred dollars, Steve agrees to throw acid in the assemblyman's face outside the athletic club at 5:30. As Steve kills time before the job, he can't resist dropping…
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