What happens
In New York City, Mary Dunnell, the widow of a murdered gangster, works as a secretary for lawyer Lloyd Rogers while trying to rebuild her life under a new name. A reporter, Virgil Whitaker, pressures her to sign a series of articles about her past, and her employer becomes concerned. She then meets Jack Merrick, a wealthy young man, and their relationship develops quickly. This is the first act of the Lux Radio Theatre production of That Certain Woman, starring Carole Lombard and Basil Rathbone with Jeffrey Lynn, broadcast on October 31, 1938.
New York City, late 1930s, including a hotel room, a law office and the Merrick family home.
Characters: Mary Dunnell, Lloyd Rogers, Virgil Whitaker, Jack Merrick, Martin Merrick, Amy, Commissioner Finlay, Dr. Hartman
Listen for: Mary's tense exchanges with the reporter Virgil Whitaker and her first meeting with Jack Merrick.
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.