What happens
Chester A. Riley, a longtime aircraft plant worker, expects a $250 bonus after ten years of service and plans to spend it on a mink farm. His wife Peg wants the money banked. When his friend Gillis breaks an expensive machine, Riley takes the blame to protect him and is fired by Mr. Stevenson. Riley's family faces money trouble, and Riley sets out for San Francisco to find work. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy series. This episode first aired on April 29, 1949, with William Bendix as Riley and Paula Winslowe as Peg.
Los Angeles, California, at the Stevenson Aircraft Corporation and the Riley home, with a train trip toward San Francisco.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peg Riley, Junior, Betsy, Gillis, Mr. Stevenson, Digger O'Dell
Listen for: Riley's plans for the bonus money and his decision to take the blame for Gillis.
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.