The Death of Me

Originally Aired: May 26, 1952 Suspense #475, "The Death of Me," stars George Murphy as Harry Sawyer, a World War II veteran struggling with what doctors call battle fatigue—an overwhelming, imaginary fear he can't quite shake. Seeking fresh air and hard work to get a grip on his condition, Harry takes a job at a remote lumber camp in the backwoods town of McCabe, bringing along his pretty wife Sal, who's less than thrilled about being stuck in what she calls a "jerk-watered town in the hills." When Harry meets his new boss, the imposing Sam Bixby, he notices the way the big man looks at Sal—not at him, but at her—in a way that unsettles him deeply. Things get stranger when Myra Loush, Bixby's business partner, tries to fire Harry on his first morning, warning ominously that there's going to be trouble. As Harry settles into camp life working alongside the talkative logger Ludie McCaw, the hard physical labor seems to be exactly what he needs. But with Sal alone in town, Bixby's lingering attention, and Myra's cryptic warnings, Harry's fragile peace may not last long in the isolated mountain community.