What happens
Riley, a proud father, is certain his son Junior, captain of the John J. Boskowitz Junior High football team, is about to throw the season opener. Riley has seen Junior speaking with a shady-looking man and has discovered a payment of money. Furious and heartbroken, Riley confronts Junior, who refuses to explain himself, and the two part on bad terms. Meanwhile, Riley's wife Peg and his friend Waldo try to calm him, while a coach and a principal wrestle with the scandal. The episode is part of the radio series The Life of Riley, first broadcast on September 28, 1946 on the Blue Network and NBC, starring William Bendix.
A family dinner table, then the John J. Boskowitz Junior High football stadium and locker room on the day of the season's opening game.
Characters: Riley, Junior, Peg, Waldo, Dr. Whittaker, Coach, Marilyn Morris, Digby O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's wrongful suspicion of Junior and the heated confrontation in the locker room.
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.