Night Beat - Number Thirteen
Randy is robbed of his wallet at gunpoint by a very nervous old man.
Later the same evening his wallet is returned by the thief's wife. The old woman, Mrs. Benson, explains that her husband is a retired mathematics professor who robbed Randy to get gambling money; he claims to have developed a system that will guaranty he wins at roulette.
Realizing the danger the professor may be in, Randy tracks him to an illegal gambling club where they find the old man who has already been gambling at the roulette wheel for some time. It then becomes Randy's job to convince him he is literally playing a game of life and death.
Featuring: Frank Lovejoy, Jane Morgan, Stan Waxman, Wilms Herbert, William Tracy, Gerald Mohr, Jack Kruschen
Original Air Date: March 6, 1950 on NBC
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Photo: Jane Morgan