What happens
Riley is worn down by his wife's uncle Buckley, who has stayed on at the house after a long visit from his brother. Buckley claims wild dogs chased him, and bets Riley five dollars that Riley cannot get the local dog catcher, Johnson, dismissed. Riley goes to Mayor Petty to argue on Johnson's behalf, and the mayor reacts with suspicion and political calculation. The series is The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, first broadcast on May 7, 1944.
A small suburban town, Riley's house and the city's mayoral office, 1944.
Characters: Riley, Buckley, Mayor Petty, Johnson, Junior, Jet
Listen for: Buckley's claim about the wild dogs and Riley's bet with him about the dog catcher.
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.