What happens
Ken Thurston, an investigator for an American agency, travels to Lima, Peru, after petroleum geologist Roger Bright is shot dead in his home study. His widow, Betty Bright, tells Thurston that papers and maps describing Roger's recent oil discovery were stolen. Thurston begins questioning those connected to Roger's expedition and the oil company he worked for, including a colleague named Zucklin and a young geologist named Ramon Lopez. Inspector Morales of the Peruvian police is also involved as events grow more dangerous. The series is The Man Called X, and this episode first aired on January 1, 1952, with Herbert Marshall in the title role.
Lima, Peru, in the early 1950s, including a suburban bungalow, an oil company office, and an apartment building.
Characters: Ken Thurston, Betty Bright, Roger Bright, Mr. X, Pegon, Inspector Jose Morales, Zucklin, Ramon Lopez
Listen for: Listen for Zucklin's explanation of his past in Europe and for Ramon Lopez's unconvincing account of the expedition.
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.