My True Love’s Hair

Originally Aired: October 19, 1953 Suspense #522, "My True Love's Hair," John Harvison, a midshipman from the merchant ship Sumatra Bell, arrives at the island of Suva to deliver a message to the Jenwoods from their old friend Mr. Darren. There he encounters Rachel, a beautiful island girl living with the mysterious couple. Despite Mrs. Jenwit's ominous warning that Rachel represents evil and death, Harvison finds himself irresistibly drawn to her. When he meets Rachel secretly at a moonlit lagoon, their romantic encounter is violently interrupted by Red, a crew member from his ship who has followed them there with sinister intentions. The confrontation with Red turns deadly, forcing Harvison and Rachel to flee together to a remote coral island in the New Hebrides. As they hide among the natives in what seems like paradise, with Rachel dancing and old men bringing pearls from the sea, their idyll is shattered when Rachel spots an approaching packet boat. The island police are coming for Harvison, and a typhoon is bearing down on their refuge, threatening to transform their escape into a trap.