The Ghost in the Garden: Inner Sanctum Mysteries (February 10, 1947)

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“The Ghost in the Garden” is an episode of Inner Sanctum Mysteries, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 10, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Laura Woods, a young woman married to the much younger Tony, returns home to find her uncle Edward confronting her at Green Towers, the family estate. He threatens to sell the house and expose her, and the tension between them soon turns deadly. Before the night is over, Laura has buried her uncle beneath the rose bushes in the garden. Inner Sanctum Mysteries aired this episode, The Ghost in the Garden, on February 10, 1947. The guide does not reveal how the story ends.

Green Towers, a large estate with a garden, in a village in the countryside

Characters: Laura, Tony, Uncle Edward, Mr. Thrale, Mr. Dosa

Listen for: Laura's growing unease about the smell of roses in the house, and the strange exchanges with Tony at breakfast

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.