What happens
Ken Thurston, an American agent, investigates the death of Professor Johannes Van Vliet at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Van Vliet had signed the controversial Stockholm Peace Appeal, and his death follows a violent student riot. Thurston meets the professor's wife Cecile, his stepson Kurt, and a nervous secretary, while Peggon Smith assists him in the search for answers. The Man Called X is a radio drama series, and this episode aired on March 17, 1951, starring Herbert Marshall in the title role.
Leiden, the Netherlands, an ancient Dutch university city, in the early 1950s
Characters: Ken Thurston, Peggon Smith, Johannes Van Vliet, Cecile Van Vliet, Kurt Van Vliet, Dr. Grommark, Wilma, Red Gremel
Listen for: The mystery of how Professor Van Vliet really died, which is shown through the morgue, the rooftop chase, and the wounded student Kurt Van Vliet.
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.