What happens
Morton Blake, a man who never told his former classmate Julie how he felt, writes her a final letter confessing that he killed a man on Highway 99 after a late-night quarrel with his wife, Pauline. In the car, Morton and Pauline argue bitterly about their failed marriage. A man stepping into the road is struck, and Pauline insists the victim said the accident was not Morton's fault. Morton, George Murphy stars in this Suspense drama of October 4, 1945, and as the letter unfolds, Morton must decide what to do with the injured man and his wife's testimony.
Late-night Highway 99 and a small city, 1945
Characters: Morton Blake, Pauline, Julie, Mr. Haggotty, Captain Shannon
Listen for: The rising tension in the car after the collision, and Morton's letter to Julie, which frames the story.
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.