What happens
The Shadow, a mysterious crime-fighter, faces Joe Brecker, a condemned man sentenced to death for murder, who vows that one juror will die every day he remains in the death house. The Shadow works to stop the threats, with his companion Margot Lane assisting him. Joe's brother Danny is caught up in the events, and the Shadow hears the threats directed at the court and officials. Mrs. Brecker, the mother, is drawn into the danger. The story is part of The Mercury Theatre on the Air series, first broadcast on March 13, 1938. Orson Welles is the lead performer of this series.
A city courthouse and prison, the homes of the jurors and the Brecker family, and a steel tower near a parade route.
Characters: The Shadow, Margot Lane, Lamont Cranston, Joe Brecker, Danny Brecker, Judge Wilson, Mrs. Brecker, Mrs. Adams
Listen for: Listen for the Shadow's voice speaking from the darkness and the threats made by Joe Brecker from the death house.
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.