What happens
Dr. Huntington Bailey, a psychiatrist, is drawn into the troubled life of Mrs. Leader Bederow, whose husband Nicholas is a wealthy patron of the arts. Bailey meets the couple at a tea unveiling a portrait of her, and afterward she reveals her fears about the family's past, including the death of a former admirer and the unsettling behavior of her young son. Bailey agrees to investigate further. The story is part of the Screen Guild Theater series, first broadcast on November 4, 1946, and is presented here with stars George Brent, Ruth Hussey and Adolf Menjou.
New York City, in the homes and offices of the Bederow family and at an art museum
Characters: Dr. Huntington Bailey, Leader Bederow, Nicholas Bederow, Clag, Alec, Sissy
Listen for: Pay attention to the strange flower deliveries and the secret passage in the house, which become important as the story develops.
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.