What happens
Roger Martinson, the brother of Vivian Drake, persuades her to remain with her wealthy husband Philip Drake, but Vivian reveals she is leaving him for another man. Philip shoots her, and Roger offers to hide the body and help Philip dispose of it. Roger then begins to blackmail Philip for large sums of money, and the pressure on Philip grows as the weeks pass. The story is set in the country home of the Drakes and in the city, and the program is an episode of the Mysterious Traveler series, broadcast on the Mutual network and first aired on April 16, 1944.
The country home of Philip Drake, nearby woods, and the city, during the 1940s
Characters: Roger Martinson, Philip Drake, Vivian Drake, Inspector Carlton, Dr. Smith
Listen for: Roger's calm plotting as he pressures Philip for money, and the tension when Philip begins to suspect him
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.