The Edge of Night/Episode 401

Episode 401
Season 2, Episode 207
Airdate	October 14, 1957
Production Number	401
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The Edge of Night — Season Two

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Episode 401 is the two-hundred seventh episode of the second season of The Edge of Night, and the four-hundred first episode overall.

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Plot Overview

Joseph Gordon was dejected when wife Sybil claimed to be too busy at the office to have lunch with him and admitted that she might be very late getting home. Sara lamented that the Karr home seemed so empty without Bebe. Mike noted Sara's hint about having children, then read another editorial in the Monticello News, blasting DA Thompson about the handling of the Webber shooting. A furious Thompson read the editorial and got Mike up-to-speed on the case. Thompson told Mike that since Mike had previously sent crooked gunsmith Willard Benner to jail, and Willard is suspected of tampering with the gun found at the Webber crime scene, Thompson is taking Mike off the Sekuler-Holland trial and reassigning him to the Webber case. Mike and Thompson reached an impasse over Mike's refusal to be reassigned. Sybil met Ollie for lunch with news of the discord between Mike and DA Thompson. When Sybil's husband Joseph happened to catch them together, Sybil introduced Ollie as "Mr. Smith", Thompson's campaign manager. Not wanting to intrude, Joseph bought the story and left. Sybil told Ollie that Joseph is dull, but he's security. Ollie cautioned Sybil that they'd have to play it safe until the election is over. Mike cried on Sara's shoulder about being reassigned. Sara made the point that Mike might be the best man to prosecute the Webber case adding that when visits Willard Benner in prison, Mike could use the opportunity to find out why Martin Spode went beserk. Later, Mike called Thompson and agreed to take the reassignment. At the Gordon home, Joseph admitted that he was jealous when he saw his wife with Mr. Smith. Sybil quietly relished her ability to keep her husband under control.