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In this gripping episode of Suspense, titled Lt Langer's Last Collection, we are introduced to Lieutenant Langer, a corrupt police officer who preys on the vulnerable. Langer visits Bruno, an honest shopkeeper with a checkered past, demanding $2,000 under the threat of framing him for a crime. The interaction is fraught with tension as Bruno pleads for mercy, insisting he has turned his life around and doesn't deserve to be extorted again.
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