What happens
Publisher Britt Reid and his assistant Kato investigate a parole racket at the state capital, where Boss Kendall, who controls the parole board, is suspected of selling pardons to prisoners for cash. Reid's reporter Casey helps dig up the story. Kendall's chauffeur Harris flees after a warning, and Reid and Kato track him toward the north. The Green Hornet's involvement and the threats against Harris and Kendall raise the stakes. This episode of The Green Hornet first aired on August 23, 1941.
A state capital and nearby towns, including a hotel, the Daily Sentinel offices, a woodland cabin and a parole racket hideout.
Characters: Britt Reid, Kato, Boss Kendall, Harris, Casey, Mabel, Miss Case, Lily Livert
Listen for: Pay attention to Harris's confession about selling paroles, the tense confrontation with Kendall, and the final plea for Kendall's arrest.
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.