What happens
Jerry and Patsy, performers with the circus, talk backstage while the show runs. Patsy is upset that Jason, the lion trainer, has been distant, and she has promised to see another man. Jason is set to work the lion act that night despite concerns about his cat Streak, which has been acting up. Jerry tries to reassure Patsy as the evening's acts go on. Jason enters the ring with his lions, and the performance quickly turns dangerous, with Mike standing by the steel door as a precaution.
A circus, backstage and in the big cat arena, during an evening performance.
Characters: Jerry, Patsy, Jason, Pappy, Slat, Mr. Randall, Mike, Nemo
Listen for: The sudden escalation in the lion cage, and Mr. Randall's and Mike's reactions to Jason's injury.
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.