What happens
Eddie Green becomes determined to buy a mink coat for his girlfriend Sonya, though Finnegan and Archie the manager try to talk him out of the expense. Eddie is told a bargain coat is available from a dealer named Hosinger, and Sydney Greenstreet, appearing as a guest, goes along with a scheme to expose the seller. The guest star plays a crooked figure in the underworld who is revealed to be involved in an unusual racket. The episode is from the Duffy's Tavern series and aired on December 15, 1944, with Ed Gardner and Shirley Booth among the cast. Archie, Finnegan and Eddie gather at the tavern as the evening's trouble unfolds.
Duffy's Tavern, a New York bar and restaurant
Characters: Eddie Green, Archie, Finnegan, Duffy, Sonya, Sydney Greenstreet, Hosinger, Dave
Listen for: Sydney Greenstreet's arrival as guest star, and the mink coat deal Eddie is pursuing with Hosinger
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.