The Wages of Sin

Originally Aired: October 19, 1950 Suspense #399, "The Wages of Sin," stars Barbara Stanwyck as Ruby Miller, a woman with a questionable past who returns to her apartment to find a murdered man bleeding on her rug. The victim is David Madlock, a man Ruby claims she's never met, yet he was shot to death in her living room and had a key to her apartment on his body. Captain Salvador doesn't believe her story, especially when he discovers that Ruby recently came into a large sum of money, enough to pay for an expensive apartment, new clothes, and a substantial bank deposit. Despite having an airtight alibi for the time of the murder, Ruby becomes the center of a media firestorm while Salvador's investigation suggests she was paid to play a role in something much larger and more dangerous. As the heat intensifies, Ruby faces pressure from all sides. Salvador warns her that whoever hired her for this setup won't hesitate to eliminate her when she's no longer useful, but Ruby maintains her tough exterior and refuses to cooperate. When threatening phone calls begin and mysterious men in overcoats appear outside her apartment, Ruby must decide whether her silence is worth the wages she's been paid.