Blood Sacrifice

Originally Aired: March 30, 1950 Suspense #378, "Blood Sacrifice," presents Joseph Cotten as John Scales, a playwright whose success is entirely tied to the brilliant actor Garrick Drury. After a triumphant meeting about film rights to their hit play "Bitter Laurel," disaster strikes outside the theater when a car skids out of control. Gary is thrown through a storefront window, severing an artery in his arm. As the actor bleeds out on his dressing room couch, frantic efforts to reach a doctor consume precious minutes. When help finally arrives, the physician determines that Gary needs an immediate blood transfusion to survive. The situation becomes critical when the doctor reveals that Gary has a rare type three blood, requiring either an exact match or a universal donor. Gary's devoted valet Walters desperately volunteers to give his life for his employer, but the doctor must first test everyone present to find a compatible donor. As John Scales watches Gary's life slip away, he faces an impossible choice that will test the depths of his gratitude and the price of his newfound success.