Suspense-S4E14: Pier 17
25min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | TV Series (1949–1954)
The dock workers who load nitroglycerin onto freighters at Pier 17 are on edge. A recent explosion at the harbor killed four men and the FBI believes it was sabotage by an insider. Dave Delaney and his foreman, with their eyes peeled for trouble, have decided the new guy is really a G-man working on the case. The true saboteur initially goes unnoticed.
Stars: Rex Marshall, Robert Emhardt, John Baragrey
25min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | TV Series (1949–1954)
The dock workers who load nitroglycerin onto freighters at Pier 17 are on edge. A recent explosion at the harbor killed four men and the FBI believes it was sabotage by an insider. Dave Delaney and his foreman, with their eyes peeled for trouble, have decided the new guy is really a G-man working on the case. The true saboteur initially goes unnoticed.
Stars: Rex Marshall, Robert Emhardt, John Baragrey
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00:00And now, Autolite and its 96,000 dealers everywhere present Suspense.
00:30Suspense.
00:57Hey.
00:59Dave.
01:02What's so fascinating in the evening paper?
01:04Oh, nothing much.
01:15I better get started for the fair.
01:17It's getting late.
01:23Dave, I wish you didn't have to go.
01:25What do you mean?
01:26I mean, I wish you'd quit this job once and for all.
01:29Are you out of your mind?
01:30I've been out of my mind ever since you took this job.
01:33With all the kinds of work there are for a man to do,
01:35why did you have to pick loading explosives on a cargo ship?
01:39You know why?
01:40It's a big paycheck.
01:42Money doesn't mean that much to me.
01:44I haven't had a decent night's sleep wondering if you're ever coming home again.
01:48Wondering if you were going to be blown to bits.
01:50No, honey.
01:51You're driving yourself crazy over nothing.
01:53But if there's an accident, Dave...
01:55Don't worry. There won't be any accident.
01:57We've got the best loading crew in the business.
01:59So stop knocking yourself out and go to bed, huh?
02:04I'll be home at 8 o'clock in the morning.
02:07As usual.
02:15We interrupt this program to bring you a special bulletin.
02:18Authorities have now established that the Stone Island explosion
02:22in which four men died was definitely an act of sabotage.
02:26It is feared that the saboteurs may again strike at vital targets along the piers.
02:31And, according to one source,
02:33FBI men have already begun to move in on the waterfront area.
02:52Hey!
03:09Hiya, Sonny.
03:19Where's the rest of the crew?
03:20They in?
03:21You're the last.
03:22Give me your matches.
03:23They aren't.
03:25Lunchbox.
03:35All right. Let's take you over.
03:43You're clean.
03:44What did you think I had on me? A stick of dynamite?
03:46Hey, for all I know, maybe you've got a time bomb hidden in here yourself.
03:49The way you keep playing that same tune night after night,
03:52sounds like you've got something.
03:54Jimmy!
03:55Hey, what's the matter with you?
03:56Can't you take a joke?
03:57Not that kind of joke.
04:11Hiya, Sonny.
04:16Hello, Happy.
04:19Hiya.
04:27Nick.
04:29Yeah?
04:30Why don't you cut it out?
04:32Cut what out?
04:34Rubbing your hands like that.
04:37It can't help it.
04:39They're all sweaty.
04:45When I think of what happened at Stone Island, it's what falls out.
04:48It's okay. We all know about it.
04:50Only cut it out.
04:52Don't tell me what to do!
04:53Hey, what's the matter with you guys?
04:56What do you think?
05:02Yeah.
05:04A bunch of guys are blown sky high at Stone Island.
05:07Ain't enough of them left to collect any suitcase,
05:09and he asks what's the matter.
05:10Relax, will ya?
05:12Doesn't bother you a bit, huh?
05:13Sure it bothers me, but you guys are crazy to let it give you the jumps.
05:17According to the insurance company,
05:18all of us should have been dead two years ago.
05:21We're still around.
05:23Day's right.
05:25Maybe a steeplejack or a test pilot can figure out living to be an old age.
05:29Not us.
05:31You handle nitro,
05:32you've got to figure out an accident happening any time.
05:34Yeah, an accident. That's one thing.
05:36What's the matter with you?
05:37What's the matter with you?
05:38Something happening any time.
05:39Yeah, an accident. That's one thing.
05:42What's one thing?
05:45Some joker got inside Stone Island and set it off.
05:49It was sabotage, see?
05:51How do we know the same guy ain't figured on blowing us up next?
05:54Stone Island's just across the harbor from us.
05:57How do we know he won't be here tonight?
05:58Take it easy, Hadley.
05:59I'm just telling you...
06:00I'm telling you to take it easy.
06:02Now sit down and relax.
06:04Come on.
06:08I'm getting out of here.
06:10Come here a minute, will you?
06:14Dave, this is Al Bonnard.
06:15New replacement for Steve Harmon.
06:16Colonel Tiger sent him over.
06:18Bonnard, this is Dave Delaney, our checker.
06:21Show him the ropes, will you, Dave?
06:22Get him a new locker and see he's properly equipped.
06:24Sure.
06:25This way, Al.
06:26Thanks.
06:27All right, Bonnard.
06:33You ever had a nitro before?
06:34I don't know, but you've got a healthy respect for it.
06:37You should have.
06:39You married?
06:40Sure.
06:41Any kids?
06:42Two.
06:43Good.
06:44Married man with kids is less apt to take chances.
06:46We've got a good crew here.
06:48All the boys know that if anybody pulls a Bonnard and she blows on us, we all go together.
06:54Crew, pair, ship, the whole waterfront.
06:56Yeah.
06:57Well, don't worry about me.
06:58If anything comes up I don't understand, I'll ask.
07:00Good.
07:01Did you bring a pair of sneakers yet?
07:03Put them on.
07:04Nobody goes out in that pier unless they wear sneakers.
07:06That's a rule.
07:07Understand?
07:08Sure.
07:09Good.
07:10We start work at midnight.
07:11Need anything else, call me.
07:12Right.
07:13Thanks.
07:29Yeah, Dave.
07:30What is it?
07:31Who hired Bonnard?
07:32Well, Colonel Tiger.
07:33Why?
07:34What would you say if I told you he was a plant?
07:35Oh, go on, Dave.
07:36You're crazy.
07:37Am I?
07:38Well, he's carrying a gold shield.
07:39I saw him drop it.
07:40Why don't we change it?
07:41Well, let's not jump to any conclusions, Dave.
07:42Colonel Tiger probably sent him over as precautionary measures.
07:45You know, security routine.
07:46Well, Dave, it figures after what happened at Stone Island.
07:48You think he'd assign him without telling you about it?
07:51Oh, no.
07:52I don't buy that story.
07:53If he was on outside duty, okay.
07:54But he's planted on the inside as a working member of our crew.
07:57And that can only mean one thing.
07:58Yeah.
07:59They suspect someone in our crew of sabotage, huh?
08:01No.
08:02Hey, that's impossible.
08:03Is it?
08:04Then why didn't Tiger tell you all about Barnard?
08:06Yeah.
08:07Yeah, you're right there.
08:08That makes sense.
08:09Look, Dave.
08:10If we got this guy on our time sheet, now, who could it be?
08:13It could be anybody.
08:15Yeah.
08:16That's right.
08:17But look.
08:18Still, I don't get it.
08:19If someone out there touches off that nitro,
08:20doesn't he blow off along with everybody else?
08:21Oh, well, he'd need a time bomb.
08:23He could plant it in the cargo hold in one of the lockers
08:25in any one of the hundred places.
08:26Yeah, and he could get it by Sandy out there at the gate,
08:28piece by piece, and assemble it in some dark corner
08:30where nobody was looking before the thing went off.
08:32Make some excuse to get off the pier.
08:33It's as simple as that.
08:36Dave.
08:37Yeah?
08:38Not a word about this to any of those men out there.
08:40Understand?
08:54Sandy!
08:55Yeah?
08:58Quit playing at me.
08:59What's the matter with you?
09:01You've been working over that same number night after night.
09:04If you want to play it right, play it.
09:19OK, men.
09:21All right, boys, come on.
09:23Let's go to work.
09:32Kevin, I'm telling you, come on.
09:34Let's go.
09:35Come on.
09:42Come on, come on.
09:48That's you too, Nick.
09:49Come on, let's go.
10:02OK, come on.
10:03Yeah.
10:07Here, take it.
10:08You're kind of kicking the rules around, aren't you?
10:10All right, so I'm breaking the rules, Dave.
10:12But if you see anything suspicious out there on that pier,
10:14use it.
10:31Let's go.
11:02Hey!
11:04Hey!
11:05What is it, Curtis?
11:06That new man, Bonnard.
11:07Someone just slugged him.
11:08He's over there.
11:09Go get Craig.
11:17You all right, Bonnard?
11:18Huh?
11:19I, uh...
11:20Bonnard.
11:21I'm OK.
11:22Bonnard.
11:23Huh?
11:24Did you see?
11:25Did you see who slugged him?
11:26No.
11:27No, I didn't.
11:28No, I didn't.
11:29No, I didn't.
11:30Did you see?
11:31Did you see who slugged him?
11:32Nobody slugged me.
11:33It was an accident.
11:34An accident?
11:35Yeah, I slipped on a rotten plank as I fell.
11:37I hit my head against the piling there.
11:39You're sure it was an accident, huh?
11:41I'm sure.
11:42What else could it be?
11:43I don't know.
11:44We thought maybe somebody was out trying to get you.
11:46I don't understand.
11:48Who would want to get me?
11:50We thought maybe you could tell us.
11:53Look, I don't know what you're talking about.
11:56Slipped, fell, hit my head.
11:58That's all there is to it.
12:00Better get back to work.
12:01You'll be darkened.
12:04Hey, Dave.
12:05Dave?
12:06Yeah.
12:07What do you think?
12:08I think he's lying.
12:09He knows it wasn't any accident.
12:10He's just playing it smart.
12:11Doesn't want the word to get around.
12:12In other words, someone in our crew, Dave,
12:15the monkey Bonnard's looking for, just tried to kill him.
12:29We'll be moving in in a minute.
12:31Are you sure about going inside?
12:33Don't worry about him.
12:34He's about ready to make his move.
12:36Gotcha.
12:38Alright.
12:39Are you ready?
12:40Yeah, let's do it.
12:41Let's go.
12:44Let's go.
12:45Let's go.
12:46Let's go.
12:47Let's go.
12:48Let's go.
12:49Let's go.
12:50Let's go.
12:54There's no time to waste.
12:55There's nobody around.
12:56We just need to get out and get ch Grocery.
13:34And now, the second act of Pier 17, starring Paul Langton and Lawrence Fletcher.
14:02I sure wish this was over.
14:08So does everybody else, Nick.
14:10I feel like I'm walking on eggs.
14:12Six more hours, I gotta walk on eggs.
14:19Take it easy, lad.
14:24I keep thinking of Stone Island growing up like a firecracker.
14:27Yeah, yeah, I know all about it.
14:31Everything going all right, Bonnet?
14:33Yeah, so far so good.
14:49Hey, you watching him?
14:51Yeah.
14:52Did he get his mitt yet? I mean, is he watching anybody in particular?
14:55No.
14:56How are the boys doing?
14:57They're all wound up.
14:58I don't blame them.
15:00Well, okay. Keep your eyes peeled, eh, Ben?
15:02Remember, if anything happens...
15:09What is it, Nick? What is it, Nick? What's the matter?
15:11Somebody's been mugging me with the frames in the cargo hold.
15:14One of them broke in half a box full, threw him, smashed my head.
15:17Nick, you sure those frames have been tampered with?
15:20I tell you, I saw it myself. Somebody's trying to rob the cargo hold.
15:23Hey, Dave, look after Nick, will you?
15:26Arm goes out or thigh out.
15:28It hurts, eh, Nick?
15:29Hurts like the devil.
15:30Better go inside and have it taken care of, Sam.
15:32He's got a first-aid kit in the shack.
15:34All right, fellas, let's get back to work.
15:36Come on, let's go.
15:50What happened to you?
15:51I hurt my hand. Dave sent me for some first-aid.
15:55Come on, hurry up, will you? This thing's killing me.
15:59Come on.
16:29Help!
16:36Help!
16:59Stop playing the accordion. We don't want anyone to get suspicious.
17:30I set it for 15 minutes. You know where to plant it, don't you?
17:33Ain't you stern of this yet?
17:35Okay, get going.
17:59Come on.
18:17You crazy fool.
18:19What are you trying to do, blow a sky-high thing with matches around here?
18:22I just wanted a few drags to...
18:23Hey, Nick, wait a minute.
18:25I want to give you a layoff slip for the night.
18:27You over here are the rules, huh?
18:31Mr. Dave, don't take credit, will you?
18:34He'll find me. He'll kill me if he finds out.
18:36Come on, go on. Get back on the job.
18:40Nick?
18:43Hey, Nick!
18:58I'll take over, Tyson.
18:59All right.
19:27I'll take care of it.
19:39I'm sorry, Nick.
19:51Did you find anything, Eddie?
19:53I'll say I did, Dave.
19:54I'd sabotage the boy if I ever saw him.
19:56He was right. He certainly was.
19:57Hey, where's Bonner?
19:58I don't know. He's around somewhere.
19:59All right. Keep your eyes peeled, Dave.
20:07Hey, Nick.
20:08Stick around. I want to give you that layoff slip.
20:10Dave, I got...
20:11Hang around. I'll only be a minute.
20:13Hello?
20:14Dave?
20:15Oh, hello, Martha.
20:16I'm so worried.
20:17I was just listening to the radio.
20:19They're sure now that the Stone Island accident was an inside job.
20:23Try to get some rest. There's nothing to worry about.
20:25We're doing all right here.
20:26Dave, are you sure?
20:27Sure.
20:28Dave, I...
20:29What's happening, dear? I hear music.
20:32Oh, that's just Andy our night watch.
20:33He's playing his accordion.
20:35Now, you go back to bed.
20:36I got to hang up now. We're pretty busy now.
20:38I'll call you in the morning, dear.
20:39I'll see you in the morning.
20:42Is your hand all right, Nick?
20:43It's pretty bad. I won't be able to work with it.
20:45Okay.
20:47Go on home.
20:48Better have the doctor check in the morning.
20:49You should be.
20:51What do you know, Dave?
20:52What do you know?
20:53What?
20:54Listen to Sandy.
20:55He finally learned how to play that number.
20:57Yeah.
20:58That's almost too good to be Sandy.
21:07Dave.
21:09Yeah, Bob.
21:20Come on.
21:39Five more minutes.
21:41That guy doesn't show up on one minute.
21:43We're getting out of here fast.
21:51How's your hand?
21:52It's pretty bad. I'm going home to fix it.
21:54Sandy certainly did a lousy job wrapping it up.
21:56Look at that adhesive. It's all coming off, Nick.
21:58It's okay, Granville.
21:59You call that okay?
22:00Well, I'm going to call the doctor.
22:01Let's go get Sandy to fix it up right.
22:04Come on.
22:09Handle.
22:12Handle.
22:14Come on.
22:15Let's get out of here.
22:22Who are you?
22:23Where's Sandy?
22:24All right.
22:25Get him up.
22:26Hide.
22:28All right.
22:29Let's go, Nick.
22:31Hey, Nick.
22:32Get back.
22:33Who are these men?
22:35What am I?
22:37Hey.
22:38What happened?
22:39I don't know.
22:40I don't know.
22:41Hey.
22:42What happened?
22:43They've turned up the ship quick.
22:45What are you talking about?
22:46The bomb.
22:47I planted it under file number three.
22:48It'll go off in a minute.
22:49Tell me where it is.
22:50Take over contact.
22:51All right, boy.
22:53Sit down.
23:12You're going to get 20 for this, Nick.
23:15How did you know, Dave?
23:16Half-tipping off.
23:17Sandy's accordion playing sounded a little bit too good all of a sudden.
23:20You should have thought of that, Nick.
23:22Well, you're a little late, Bonnet.
23:24What do you mean?
23:25Here's your point.
23:26Wait a minute.
23:27What are you talking about?
23:28Go on.
23:29You're a G-man.
23:30Take over.
23:31Are you kidding?
23:32What ever gave you the idea I was a G-man?
23:34Hey, now, look, Bonnet.
23:35It's all over now.
23:36We can talk.
23:37I saw you drop your badge.
23:38Hey.
23:39You mean this?
23:40No, I picked it up in the 5 and 10.
23:42I was taking it home to my kid.
23:46You know something, Bonnet?
23:47What?
23:48It's a good thing for this phony badge.
23:50We wouldn't have been on our toes.
23:52We might have had another stone island.
23:54Thanks.
23:57Regards to the kid.
23:59Come on.
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