What happens
Chester Riley and his wife Peg discover that their fourteen-year-old son Junior has been sneaking out at night to watch a house. Suspecting him of joining a gang of burglars, Riley and Peg confront him, and the boy keeps his reasons to himself. The Life of Riley, starring William Bendix, aired on January 27, 1950. The story follows the family's efforts to understand Junior's secret, with Riley's frustrations and Peg's protective instincts shaping the household's tensions.
The Riley home and the neighborhood streets nearby
Characters: Chester Riley, Peg Riley, Junior, Paul, Henrietta Riley, Sammy Driscoll, Ken
Listen for: Riley's wrong accusations about Junior and the family's arguments over the boy's nighttime outings
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.