The Best Episodes Written By Harold Swanton

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Twelve Hour Caper

   S7:E345/29/1962

   A disgruntled employee hatches a plan, with the help of two professional thieves, to steal a shipment of negotiable bonds. Will he get away with a clean sweep?

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   8.0/10(6 votes)

   #2 - The Long Shot

   S1:E911/27/1955

   Heavily indebted Charlie Raymond is hired to accompany a British visitor on a trip across the USA, and looks for a way to take advantage of his employer.

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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Premonition

   S1:E210/9/1955

   A famous pianist returning to his home town finds his father has died, and suspects his friends and family are covering up the true details of that death.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Anniversary Gift

   S5:E611/1/1959

   Sick of his wife's menagerie of strange and high-maintenance animals, a frazzled husband decides to get her the perfect present - a highly poisonous coral snake.

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   Writer:Harold Swanton

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

   S5:E1312/20/1959

   Moments before he's set to swing from the end of a Union rope, a Southern supporter reflects on the sabotage attempt that brought him there and sees a possibility for freedom.

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   Writer:Harold Swanton

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Museum Piece

   S6:E254/4/1961

   Dark secrets lie at the heart of a private Indian museum, with one particular exhibit telling a sinister story of seduction, betrayal and murder.

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   Writer:Harold Swanton

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   #7 - Summer Shade

   S6:E151/10/1961

   The witches of Salem are getting younger by the year, and for nine-year-old Kate Kendall this isn't a problem as she has a new playmate for the summer. Parents Phyllis and Ben are altogether more concerned, and consult the local Reverend on the subject of exorcism.

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   Writer:Harold Swanton

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   #8 - Bang, You're Dead

   S7:E210/17/1961

   Young Jackie Chester is ostracized by his fellow playmates because he doesn't own a toy gun like theirs. Upset at being left out, he finds a gun in his Uncle's suitcase - unaware he has a real revolver ... and it's loaded.

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   #9 - Body in the Barn

   S2:E327/3/1964

   Bessie Carnby and her daughter Camilla have been feuding with their neighbors Henry and Samantha Wilkins. In order to patch things up Bessie invites them over for dinner. Samantha refuses to go, but Henry goes and tries to act friendly. Later, he disappears and Bessie sees Samantha digging a hole in her barn. Bessie accuses Samantha of murder and calls the police. The police dig up the hole and find a badly decomposing body. Samantha is executed for the crime, but later Henry returns claiming he went out to sea. He has inherited his wife's money and marries Camilla. Bessie realizes she has been tricked and, feeling guilty over having sent an innocent Samantha to her death, decides to bring Henry to justice by poisoning herself and making it look like he is responsible.

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   Writer:Harold Swanton

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