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In this gripping episode of Suspense, listeners are drawn into the haunting mystery of the Mary Celeste, a ship found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean with no crew aboard. The story opens in New York City on the eve of the ship's departure in November 1872. Sam Newcomb, a man tormented by a violent crime he committed in a fit of rage, is desperate to escape his past. He stows away on the Mary Celeste, hoping to find solace and a chance to confess his sins.
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