Fly by Night

Originally Aired: September 28, 1950 Suspense #396, "Fly by Night," stars Joseph Cotten as Mickey Manning, a desperate man trapped in a nightmare of his own making. After being held without sleep for 72 brutal hours by Lieutenant Driscoll and Sergeant Cogan, Manning signs a confession to the murder of Leo Garvin just to be allowed to rest. But Manning didn't kill anyone. When he wakes, he realizes the horror of what he's done and makes a daring escape, using shaving soap to blind his guard. Now a fugitive on the streets with no coat in October weather, Manning must prove his innocence before the police hunt him down. The key to clearing his name lies with a witness named Venuti, who claims he saw Manning leaving Garvin's apartment at 11:30, right after the shooting. But Manning knows he left at 10 o'clock, well before the murder occurred. With his own wife Mary refusing to help him and only his lawyer cousin Charlie Borden willing to listen, Manning takes matters into his own hands. He heads to Venuti's office, determined to beat the truth out of the lying witness and discover who's behind the frame-up, even as every cop in the city searches for him.