What happens
Chester Riley's wife, Peg, is upset with him after an argument over her figure, and Riley sets out to win her back. At a farewell party for Luella Lowensbury, who is leaving Los Angeles for Georgia, the lights go out and Riley is kissed in the dark. Riley's family and friend Gillis become tangled in the confusion as the household is thrown into turmoil. The Life of Riley aired on the Blue Network and ABC, and NBC, on April 20, 1951, starring William Bendix as Riley, with Paula Winslowe as Peg.
Los Angeles, at the Riley home and at a farewell party
Characters: Chester Riley, Peg Riley, Luella Lowensbury, Gillis, Junior, Babs
Listen for: The lights going out at the party, and the family's reaction to the letter Riley wrote.
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.