Tree of Life: Wrong Door, Dead Wife, and a Deadlier Secret

Originally Aired: January 2, 1947 In Suspense #226, “Tree of Life,” a pair of identical front doors leads to a deadly mix-up in a suburban duplex. Advertising man James Dawson returns home to find himself mistaken for his neighbor, Roxborough—by two professional killers who’ve just murdered a woman. Dawson is forced to play along, forging a confession and writing a payoff check, while plotting his escape. But a final twist reveals an ironic, chilling truth: it wasn’t Roxborough’s wife the hitmen killed... it was Dawson’s. Starring Mark Stevens, this taut thriller explores guilt, fate, and the cruel geometry of coincidence. Cast: Mark Stevens Tags: Suspense, thriller, mistakenidentity, MarkStevens, murderplot, noir, retribution, oldtimeradio, 1940sradio, twistending, crime, classicdrama, suspensepodcast