What happens
Chester A. Riley, his wife Peg and their daughter Babs hold a family council after $5 goes missing from the cream jug where Riley hid four $5 bills. Riley suspects his son Junior, and when Junior is found with a new basketball, Riley accuses him of theft and forbids him from playing in the championship game. Riley and Peg argue over how to punish the boy, and Junior's dealings with the family are tangled further by the pressure of the game. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on March 25, 1945, starring William Bendix in the title role.
The Riley family's small California bungalow
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peg, Babs, Junior, Marilyn Morris, Digby O'Dell, Hans Conried, Alan Reed
Listen for: Riley's attempts to discipline Junior and the mounting confusion over the missing five dollars
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.