In this episode of Carlton E. Morse’s The City of the Dead, three men stand on the edge of a partially open grave. A fourth stands in the grave whispering, “I’ve struck something. Something awful.”

The mystery deepens in The City of the Dead as Capt. Friday, his father, Doc Tuner, Jimmy, and Phyllis look for a murderer, a missing corpse and a “claw-footed man.”

Part 2. While Jimmy Parker and Phyllis Carroll are still locked in an upstairs room, “Mayor” Joshua Friday and the doctor look for the source of the phantom church bells.

A young couple on an isolated country road car is stolen by two armed robbers. Seeking help, they follow the sounds of mysterious church bells to the City of the Dead where they meet “Mayor” Joshua Friday, the only living resident in a city of thousands.