What happens
Political boss Jonathan Ward, facing a close primary, switches his machine's backing from Mayor Hood to reform candidate Franklin Norwell, a move that puzzles reporter Britt Reid and his assistant Kato. Norwell refuses to say whether he has made a deal with Ward and wins the election. Britt suspects Ward holds some hold over him and sets out to learn what it is. The episode is part of The Green Hornet series, first broadcast on April 1, 1947.
A city during a mayoral election campaign, including political offices, a newspaper office, and a private sanitarium.
Characters: Jonathan Ward, Franklin Norwell, Britt Reid, Kato, Axford, Carter, Mayor Hood, Larry
Listen for: Ward's surprising switch of support to Norwell and the clues Britt gathers about why Norwell refuses to comment.
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.