Crime Suspenstories #9

In "Understudy to a Corpse!", Brad and Alice uncover a mysterious trunk in their new home’s attic, revealing the bones of a long-dead man tied to a web of greed and deception. As they piece together the dark history behind the remains, they find a trail of murders driven by inheritance—each victim replaced by someone who wore their face to steal their fortune.

In "Medicine!", a tense domestic drama unfolds when Luther returns home late from surgery, only to find his wife Nora fleeing in a panic. As she speeds away, memories surface—of a rushed marriage built on money, not love, and a growing obsession with Miss Doyle, the nurse who reminds Luther to take his daily medication. Nora’s jealousy boils over, leading her to tamper with his pills, unaware that a sudden accident has left her unable to drive without Luther’s help—especially not after he’s taken his meds.

In "Cut!", a desperate movie stand-in named Russell Slade, obsessed with his own reflection, sees a chance to replace the star actor John Hammond—only to find his scheme unravels in ways he never expected. As the cameras roll, a simple swap turns into something far more complicated than he imagined.

In "A Tree Grows in Borneo!", two men venture deep into the Borneo jungle, drawn by the promise of riches hidden within ancient temples built by the Kenyahs—temples where the dead were entombed inside colossal trees. As greed takes hold, one man’s betrayal sets off a chain of events tied to a long-forgotten curse, testing the limits of survival and the price of ambition. The Old Witch warns of what waits in the shadows, where the jungle remembers every trespass.