Another journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying.

I hope you will enjoy the trip that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little.

So settle back.

Get a good grip on your nerves.

Where are we going?

You'll find out when we get there.

Well, greetings, everybody.

Welcome back to the show.

I've got a play for you today from the Suspense Program,

a program that ran for about 20 years in the golden age

of radio. The title of this one is Overdrawn. And this one aired May 31st of 1951. Enjoy.

Autolite and its 96,000 dealers present.

Suspense.

Tonight, Autolite brings you the story of a man who tries to commit the perfect prize.

Overdrawn, starring Mr. Dick Powell.

And now with Overdrawn and the performance of Mr. Dick Powell,

Autolite hopes once again to keep you in suspense.

The next time you walk into a bank,

notice the guy behind the window.

For 17 years, I worked in the bank, took it in and doled it out. And there was never a day that I didn't feel like a dead ant in a jar of money. When the feeling got hard to handle, I'd bore a week's salary on a blonde or a new suit. But it didn't help. Expensive things are like eating peanuts. You can't stop. Sure, you can push them away, but what do you accomplish? You just have to reach a little higher.

Mr. McPherson, the president of the bank, valued my efficiency at a premium.

Whenever a new man was hired, I was elected to show him the ropes.

...