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A Ring for Marya
Originally Aired: December 28, 1950
Suspense #409, "A Ring for Marya," John, a struggling immigrant store owner, presents his wife Maria with a beautiful diamond ring as part of his carefully orchestrated plan. Burdened by business failures and trapped in a loveless marriage to a woman he wed only for her father's money, John convinces Maria to commit insurance fraud by burning down their failing store. He manipulates her devotion masterfully, even pretending to lose his nerve at the last moment so that Maria volunteers to set the fire herself while he establishes an alibi with his friend…
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