Originally Aired: March 13, 1947
In Suspense #236, “You Take Ballistics,” Homicide Lieutenant Ed Harvey arrests Clarence Coleman for the murder of a bookie—but the case nearly collapses when ballistics reveals that Coleman’s gun doesn’t match the murder slug. While others are ready to let Coleman walk, Harvey’s instincts scream otherwise. When a cheap book of cigarette papers in Coleman’s suit sparks a wild theory, Harvey reconstructs the murder weapon with a sleight-of-hand bullet switch that stuns even the lab. Howard Da Silva delivers a gritty, relentless performance in this gripping police procedural from the pen of Cornell Woolrich.
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Howard Da Silva
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Suspense, thriller, CornellWoolrich, HowardDaSilva, policeprocedural, ballistics, noir, forgedevidence, oldtimeradio, 1940sradio, classicdrama, suspensepodcast, crossfire, trickbullet, detectiveintuition

Originally Aired: March 13, 1947 In Suspense #236, “You Take Ballistics,” Homicide Lieutenant Ed Harvey arrests Clarence Coleman for the murder of a bookie—but the case nearly collapses when ballistics reveals that Coleman’s gun doesn’t match the murder slug. While others are ready to let Coleman walk, Harvey’s instincts scream otherwise. When a cheap book of cigarette papers in Coleman’s suit sparks a wild theory, Harvey reconstructs the murder weapon with a sleight-of-hand bullet switch that stuns even the lab. Howard Da Silva delivers a gritty, relentless performance in this gripping police procedural from the pen of Cornell Woolrich. Cast: Howard Da Silva Tags: Suspense, thriller, CornellWoolrich, HowardDaSilva, policeprocedural, ballistics, noir, forgedevidence, oldtimeradio, 1940sradio, classicdrama, suspensepodcast, crossfire, trickbullet, detectiveintuition

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