What happens
Chester A. Riley wants a new bowling ball for his birthday, but his son Junior accidentally breaks his wife Peg's Chinese bowl while playing with a baseball bat in the living room. Riley persuades Junior to take the blame, then argues with his own conscience about whether to confess. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on April 22, 1949, on the Blue Network and NBC. William Bendix plays Riley, with Paula Winslowe as Peg and Alan Reed voicing his conscience. The transcript covers only the first part of the episode.
The Riley family home, in the living room and around the house.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Junior, Peg, Digger O'Dell, Riley's conscience
Listen for: Riley arguing with his conscience, voiced by Alan Reed, as he decides whether to admit the broken bowl.
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.