Question of Murder
The Whistler · August 4, 1948 · 29 min · 4,264 words
The transcript of “Question of Murder”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast August 4, 1948. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Whistler plays The Whistler free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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And now for the radio program that has rated tops in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program. The mystery program that is unique among all mystery programs. And I'll tell you why.
It's because you know who's guilty. You see, his every move. You know his complete plans, even his innermost thoughts. Yet the final curtain always brings a startling surprise. In the signal oil program, the Whistler is your signal for the signal oil program, the Whistler.
And the Whistler. And I know many things before I walk by night. I know many strange tales, hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak.
Friends, it's the Whistler for the tops and entertainment. And for the tops and gasoline quality, it's signal. It takes extra quality, you know, to give you extra mileage. And signal is the famous go-farther gasoline.
So look for the signal circle sign in yellow and black that identifies friendly independent signal stations from Canada to Mexico. And now the Whistler-strain story. A question of murder. The terrible truth underlying it all didn't come to Carol Randolph as a bolt out of the blues.
Rather it came slowly like the gathering of a summer storm. In the beginning there was only a gentle rustling, like the movement of the leaves before a wind. More to be sensed than actually seen.
Later there were other signs more threatening, more violent, and at last the storm broke in all its fury. But that was later. It began that first day after the honeymoon when they came back to the old house could help so many memories for Ted.
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