What happens
Jane Stacy loses her job as a secretary after a dispute with her boss, Richard Reiland, over their personal relationship, and she quits. She moves in with her roommate Irma Peterson, who works steadily, and plans to rely on her for support. Irma's boyfriend Al Pierce, who has just taken a job, arrives with his own plans to help. Jane's frustrations grow, a misunderstanding about a typewriter causes friction, and the women try to fix their troubles. The episode is part of the My Friend Irma series, aired on CBS Radio on May 16, 1947, with Marie Wilson as Irma and Cathy Lewis as Jane.
A Manhattan apartment shared by Jane and Irma, and Richard Reiland's investment office.
Characters: Jane Stacy, Irma Peterson, Al Pierce, Richard Reiland, Mr. Clyde, Joe
Listen for: Jane's decision to quit her job and Al's attempt to raise money by pawning Jane's typewriter.
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.