What happens
Harry Andrews, an architect, is haunted by recurring nightmares in which he watches Aaron Burr shoot Alexander Hamilton in a duel. His wife Bess grows worried as his sleep worsens and he begins to see Burr in everyday life, including at a party. Harry's dreams seem to bleed into his waking world, straining his marriage. The episode is part of the Suspense series and was first broadcast on August 15, 1956. John Dehner stars in this adaptation of a short story by James Thurber.
New York City and a country weekend home, in the present day, with Burr and Hamilton appearing in Harry's dreams.
Characters: Harry Andrews, Bess Andrews, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Dr. Fox, Bob Crowley, Alice Crowley
Listen for: Harry's increasingly agitated nightmares about Burr and Hamilton, and the contrast between his calm daytime life and the dream sequences.
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.