What happens
Congresswoman Phoebe Frost arrives in postwar Berlin with a congressional committee to investigate the morale of American troops. Her attention turns to Captain John Pringle, a soldier whose German friend, Erika von Schluto, sings at a nightclub. Frost is determined to uncover the army officer protecting Erika and to expose her past, while Pringle struggles to keep his relationship with Erika hidden. The Screen Director's Playhouse broadcast of A Foreign Affair, starring Lucille Ball, Marlene Dietrich and John Lund, was heard on NBC on March 1, 1951.
Occupied Berlin, shortly after the Second World War
Characters: Phoebe Frost, Captain John Pringle, Erika von Schluto, Colonel Plummer, Congressman Giffen, Lieutenant Lee
Listen for: Phoebe Frost's relentless campaign against fraternization and her pursuit of Captain Pringle's secret
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.