What happens
Paul Madvig, a political boss, and his aide Ed Beaumont are closing in on a deal with Henry, a candidate for governor. Paul is infatuated with Janet Henry, but her brother Taylor Henry has been gambling heavily and running around with Paul's sister. When Taylor is found dead in the street, Ed is drawn into a tangle of gangsters, newspaper pressure and anonymous letters. Ed is beaten by Nick Vegas's men while trying to learn what happened, and he begins to suspect Paul is covering for someone. This is the Screen Guild Theater adaptation of The Glass Key, broadcast on July 22, 1946, starring Marjorie Reynolds and Ward Bond, with Alan Ladd in the lead role.
A city with political machines, gambling houses and a district attorney's office, in the 1940s.
Characters: Paul Madvig, Ed Beaumont, Janet Henry, Taylor Henry, Nick Vegas, Henry, Ann Madvig, Jeff
Listen for: Ed Beaumont's suspicion that Paul is hiding something about Taylor Henry's death.
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.