Inner Sanctum Mysteries
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater
A business debt arrives alongside a family obligation. A son needs money to keep control of his business while caring for an ill father recently released from prison.

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A son needs money to keep control of his business while caring for an ill father recently released from prison. Neither pressure can be set aside for the other. Sidney Sloan's drama begins with financial necessity and the difficult loyalties that make an easy solution unlikely.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater brought hosted mystery drama to 1970s radio, with Himan Brown producing an anthology that moves between crime, the supernatural and psychological suspense.
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