What happens
Chester A. Riley marks his eighteenth wedding anniversary with his wife Peg, and the day is complicated by a misunderstanding. Riley believes he has been celebrating a different milestone, and when an old friend, Mervin Snow, mentions staying at the Riley house while Riley was in the hospital, Riley begins to suspect that Peg has been keeping secrets from him. The series is The Life of Riley, first broadcast on April 14, 1950, starring William Bendix as Riley. The story is told through family conversations, a friend's visit, and a series of confrontations between husband and wife in their home.
The Riley home in California, with scenes at the plant where Riley works and at a local delicatessen.
Characters: Chester A. Riley, Peg Riley, Junior Riley, Babe Riley, Mervin Snow, Digby O'Dell, Lenny
Listen for: Riley's growing suspicion when Mervin mentions staying at the house during Riley's hospital stay, and Peg's explanation of the three days Mervin spent there.
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.