What happens
Kester Riley and his wife Peg have a lighthearted quarrel about going out dancing. Their old acquaintance Sidney Monahan then arrives unannounced and stays for dinner, and Riley grows jealous as Monahan charms Peg. Riley seeks advice from his friend Waldo while the visitor's presence keeps stirring up trouble in the household. The Life of Riley is a comedy series, and this episode first aired on May 22, 1948, with William Bendix as Riley and Paula Winslowe as Peg.
The Riley bungalow in California, along with a nearby park and the railway station.
Characters: Riley, Peg, Sydney Monahan, Junior, Babs, Waldo, Digger O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's escalating jealousy of Sydney Monahan and the misunderstandings that follow his arrival.
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.