In "The Amateur," Jackie Cooper plays a man who tries to make a fast buck the wrong way.
One night, just as he is arriving home, Jerry Malloy witnesses a hit and run accident. The victim had been running across the street when a big, black car ran him down and sped away.
After being questioned by the police and the press, Jerry goes home and finds a bloody license plate on his doorstep. He phones his friend Boots, who convinces Jerry that the owner of that license plate would pay a fortune to keep it out of the hands of the police.
The next day, Jerry receives a mysterious call from a man who wants to know if he has found "something." Jerry agrees to discuss an exchange, but does he realize what he is getting into?
"The Amateur" was written by Robert Jurend and produced/directed by William N. Robson. Jackie Cooper, in one of his four appearances of Suspense, starred as Jerry Malloy. Also appearing were Tommy Cook, Peter Leeds, Berry Kroeger, and Norm Alden. This episode aired on May 3, 1959.
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