What happens
Philip Gentry, an escaped convict, takes the identity of a minister on a stormy night after forcing the real Dr. Howard Pierce out of his car. Posing as Pierce, he arrives in the small town of Carleton to take over the parish of the ailing Dr. McKillop, who is paralyzed after a stroke. Gentry grows close to McKillop's daughter, Lucy, and his plans for the town's bank begin to take shape. The episode, a 1945 installment of the Suspense radio series, was first broadcast on October 11, 1945, and features Joseph Cotton in the lead role.
A rainy night on a country road, then the small town of Carleton, including Grace Church, the parsonage and the first National Bank.
Characters: Philip Gentry, Dr. Howard Pierce, Dr. McKillop, Lucy, Tom Hubbard, Mac, Officer Owens, Mary
Listen for: Gentry's chilling monologues to the paralyzed McKillop as he recounts his escape and his plans.
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.