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In this gripping episode of Suspense, titled The Legend of Robbie, we meet Robbie, a young supermarket clerk who is struggling with his financial situation and his feelings for a beautiful co-worker named Sandra. During a poker game with friends, Robbie's companion Dutch jokingly suggests that Robbie could simply steal from the supermarket where he works, a notion that initially seems absurd to Robbie.
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