What happens
Mr. X, a globe-trotting adventurer, teams up with American geologist Stuart Harding and Inspector Abbe in French Indochina after the body of Professor Gibbons turns up, the scientist who vanished with a flying boat six weeks earlier. The men suspect a legendary jeweled throne hidden by the professor is the motive. Their search draws in a dangerous mix of rivals, a cafe owner, and a mysterious beautiful woman named Eileen Nelson. A tense trip by boat leads them toward the volcanic island of Guailu, where a missing expedition may be waiting. The story is part of The Man Called X, a radio adventure series starring Herbert Marshall as the mysterious title character; this episode first aired on September 4, 1947.
French Indochina, including the city of Saigon, a native cafe, and the volcanic island of Guailu
Characters: Mr. X, Ken Thurston, Inspector Abbe, Stuart Harding, Eileen Nelson, Professor Gibbons, Trevor, Pagon
Listen for: Who is really behind the murder of Professor Gibbons, and what the throne's hiding place reveals about the missing 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.