What happens
Ken Thurston, the man called X, travels to Plymouth after Dr. Kupchinsky, a meteorologist back from an Arctic expedition, phones him in alarm. Upon arrival, Ken learns that the expedition's geologist, Dr. Roberts, has been found poisoned, and that the reports from the expedition have vanished. Ken, along with his associate Pagan, examines the expedition's rock samples and laboratory, where a valuable discovery about the Arctic region comes to light. The Man Called X is a radio mystery series, and this episode originally aired on November 23, 1947, with Herbert Marshall in the title role.
Plymouth Harbor and the Argonaut expedition vessel, with a trip from New York to Boston, in 1947
Characters: Ken Thurston, Pagan, Dr. Kupchinsky, Dr. Caldwell, George Smith, Dr. Stedman, Dr. Roberts
Listen for: Ken Thurston's search of the expedition vessel and the discovery of Dr. Roberts' hidden report
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.