What happens
Grace Denning worries when her father, George Denning, returns late and seems strange after borrowing money from Dr. Tarleton, an old acquaintance. Grace learns that Tarleton has died suddenly in his office, and the death may not have been an accident. Her father denies any involvement, and a mysterious caller named Mr. Macabre sends Grace on a series of errands across the city. Following leads to a university medical school and then to the doctor's office, she pieces together a web of deception. The episode is an Inner Sanctum Mystery, a radio series, and this installment originally aired on August 24, 1952.
A small house in the city, the university medical school's dissecting room, and Dr. Tarleton's office.
Characters: Grace Denning, George Denning, Dr. Tarleton, Miss Henry, Mr. Macabre, Mr. Crane
Listen for: Listen for the reveal of the strange phone calls and the surprising identity of the man Grace finally confronts.
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.