Aug 8, 2026 · 54 min · 10 segments
Is it a ghost story, or is it a psychological thriller? You be the judge! Join us and listen to ***The Bullet***, a 1974 episode on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. This episode had co-hosts Greg and…
Greg FlynnHost
Mary LabrieHostThe CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents [gun cocking] [siren blaring] Come in.
Welcome.
Welcome to the sound of suspense, to the fear you can hear.
For the next 52 minutes, I shall be your guide on a journey over a strange terrain.
Some people find their names printed in the most unusual places.
Let me tell you about a man who was convinced that his was written on a bullet.
[thunder crashing]
Halt.
Give the password.
It's me, Jerry.
It's me.
Don't shoot.
Paul?
Yes, Jerry.
Paul.
It's Paul.
Paul.
Paul, you're dead.
How, how can you-
Yes, Jerry, I'm dead, but I shouldn't be.
I took your bullet.
[suspenseful music]
Our mystery drama, The Bullet, was written especially for the CBS Radio Mystery Theater by Sam Dann and stars Larry Haines.
[suspenseful music] It's a quiet little bar, Paddy Noonan's, and Jerry Price stops there every evening on his way home from work.
The CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents [gun cocking] [siren blaring] Come in.
Welcome.
Welcome to the sound of suspense, to the fear you can hear.
For the next 52 minutes, I shall be your guide on a journey over a strange terrain.
Some people find their names printed in the most unusual places.
Let me tell you about a man who was convinced that his was written on a bullet.
[thunder crashing]
Halt.
Give the password.
It's me, Jerry.
It's me.
Don't shoot.
Paul?
Yes, Jerry.
Paul.
It's Paul.
Paul.
Paul, you're dead.
How, how can you-
Yes, Jerry, I'm dead, but I shouldn't be.
I took your bullet.
[suspenseful music]
Our mystery drama, The Bullet, was written especially for the CBS Radio Mystery Theater by Sam Dann and stars Larry Haines.
[suspenseful music] It's a quiet little bar, Paddy Noonan's, and Jerry Price stops there every evening on his way home from work.
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