What happens
Richest man in the world J.P. Merrick, played by Charles Coburn, goes undercover as Thomas Higgins, a private detective, to work in the Neely department store he owns. The store's employees have hung a dummy of him in effigy, and Higgins sets out to learn who was responsible. He befriends Mary Jones, played by Lorraine Day, and her sweetheart Joe O'Brien, played by George Murphy, who are both drawn into the trouble. The episode is part of the Screen Guild Theater series, aired on June 7, 1943, based on the RKO film story.
New York City, the Neely department store, and Coney Island
Characters: J.P. Merrick, Thomas Higgins, Mary Jones, Joe O'Brien, Sam Johnson, Mr. Allison
Listen for: Higgins's confrontation with the store's general manager, and Joe O'Brien's argument with Mary about marriage
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.