What happens
Charlie Slade learns from his doctor that he has advanced leukemia and will die within days or weeks. He decides to live out his remaining time on his own terms and spends an evening with Sandra, a former companion, whose company leaves him unsatisfied. He then returns home to his wife Millie, where they share champagne and roses, and their son Chuck quarrels with him about a car. Victor Jory stars in this episode of Suspense, a radio drama of 1959.
A modern city, including a doctor's office, Sandra's apartment, the Slade family home, and an early-morning church.
Characters: Charlie Slade, Millie, Sandra, Chuck, Bob Elliott, Doctor
Listen for: Charlie's reflections on life and death as he faces his illness, and his sharp exchange with his son Chuck.
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.