Night Cry

Originally Aired: October 7, 1948 Suspense #310, "Night Cry," finds Detective Lieutenant Mark Duglin nursing a bitter grudge after being passed over for promotion in favor of his colleague, now Captain Knight. The department believes Duglin is too much of a lone wolf, too quick with his fists, and unwilling to work as part of the modern investigative team. When a murder occurs at an upscale gambling club - a man named L.O. Morrison stabbed to death after a fight - Duglin sees it as an open-and-shut case. The victim had brawled with Candel Payne, a war hero, earlier that evening, and Payne has a fresh bandage over his eye to prove it. Against his partner Riley's advice to wait for the medical examiner and identification team, Duglin rushes off alone to confront the suspect. Duglin finds Payne in his apartment, packing to leave, and the tense confrontation quickly turns volatile. The war hero is defiant and hostile, refusing to cooperate with the aggressive detective. As Duglin's temper flares and his methods grow increasingly brutal, the stage is set for a dangerous game of cat and mouse that will test whether this old-school cop's instincts are as sharp as he believes - or whether his refusal to play by the rules will finally catch up with him.