CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)

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0570 - Double Zero (12/23/1976) Jun 24, 2026

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0570 - Double Zero (12/23/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Bill Griffis; Earl Hammond; Bryna Raeburn; Joan Shay.
Police work a case of a murdered private eye whose wallet contained five $20 bills, each bearing two zeroes written in red ink.

0569 - The Lone Survivor (12/21/1976) Jun 23, 2026

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0569 - The Lone Survivor (12/21/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; Ken Harvey.
A plane crash at sea has one survivor, who cannot remember who he is. A police detective, an airline executive, and a doctor work to find out the man's identity.

0568 - Date of Death (12/20/1976) Jun 22, 2026

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0568 - Date of Death (12/20/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Larry Haines; Norman Rose; Joan Copeland; Evie Juster.
* A hypochondriac begins to worry when his doctor tells him he has an aortic aneurism. But fear is later fused with anger when the doctor later denies ever giving him the diagnosis.

0567 - A Quiet Evening at Home (12/17/1976) Jun 21, 2026

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0567 - A Quiet Evening at Home (12/17/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tammy Grimes; Robert Dryden; Leon Janney; Earl Hammond.
After witnessing a murder at a train station, an unhappily married woman is hesitant to testify lest her reason for being there be revealed.

0566 - The Doctor's Evidence (12/16/1976) Jun 20, 2026

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0566 - The Doctor's Evidence (12/16/1976)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen; Tony Roberts; Ralph Bell; Guy Sorel; Catherine Butterfield.
Telepathy plays into a story of an unfaithful husband whose wife dies in an accidental fall but her son suspects murder.

0565 - The Smoking Pistol (12/14/1976) Jun 19, 2026

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0565 - The Smoking Pistol (12/14/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Ann Pitoniak; Rosemary Rice; Bob Kaliban.
A cop's son (an undercover detective) is murdered and a suspect is found with the weapon; the cop thinks it's an open-and-shut case, but doubts enter his mind when the suspect's mother (who claims her son didn't pull the trigger) begs him to investigate further.

0564 - Hit Me Again (12/13/1976) Jun 18, 2026

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0564 - Hit Me Again (12/13/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Patricia Elliott; Jackson Beck; Ian Martin.
Much to his wife's distress, a financial planner ditches his job for a new career as a professional gambler, where he applies his experience in actuarial science to counting cards in blackjack.

0563 - Identity Crisis (12/10/1976) Jun 17, 2026

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0563 - Identity Crisis (12/10/1976)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Ann Williams; Bryna Raeburn; Robert Dryden; Joe Silver.
A brain transplant weighs heavily on the doctor performing it, the wives of the donor and the recipient and the corrupt contractors who want to make sure the surviving brain (that of a state senator) stays quiet.

0562 - Nobody Dies (12/9/1976) Jun 16, 2026

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0562 - Nobody Dies (12/9/1976)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Ann Sheppard; Jack Grimes; Morgan Fairchild.
* A young mother becomes housekeeper for a well-to-do pregnant widow. As their children grow they develop a relationship.

0561 - Enough Rope (12/7/1976) Jun 15, 2026

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0561 - Enough Rope (12/7/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Robert Dryden; Evie Juster.
A swindler is saved from a hangman's noose by a woman claiming to be his guardian angel.

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