What happens
Emily Barrett, a librarian who cares for her invalid mother, returns home one night to find a scarred, sinister stranger has taken over the house after killing their dog. He forces her to keep working by threatening her mother, and holds the two women under his control. Ted Roper, a doctor who once courted Emily, becomes involved as the tension between the stranger and the household grows. Suspense is presented by Roma Wines on CBS, and the episode aired on August 2, 1945, starring Joan Lorring as Emily and Joseph Kearns as the man in the house.
The Barrett house in a small town, and the public library where Emily works
Characters: Emily Barrett, Mrs. Barrett, The man in the house, Ted Roper
Listen for: The stranger's escalating control over Emily and her mother, and Emily's fear of what he will do if she leaves the house
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.