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And now, tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. Tonight the story of murder in a sealed coal mine. We call it The Cave-In. So now, starring Mr. Ben Wright, here is tonight's Suspense play, The Cave-In. Three, two, four, please. Hurry. Yes, it's the Clintwood scene. I don't know. Put in the call, will you? Mr. Gart, Mr. Gart, this is Mr. Flowers. It's a bad fall, Mr. Gart. Most of them got out, but a few are still down there. We don't know…

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Synopsis

In the gripping episode The Cave-In from the series Suspense, a catastrophic cave-in traps a group of miners deep within a coal mine. As the dust settles, the miners realize that one of their own, T.4 Williams, has been murdered. The situation quickly escalates as the trapped men, including David Owen, Evan Lewis, and others, confront their fears and the reality of their dire circumstances.

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In a sealed coal mine, a group of men faces a deadly situation after a cave-in, and one of them is found murdered. As they struggle for survival, tensions rise and suspicions grow among the trapped miners.

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