What happens
Ben Grace, a driver for the Lake City racketeer Sal Casper, is hired by June Lyons, a campaign worker for the reform candidate Janssen, to tip off the authorities about a planned bank robbery. The story, from the Suspense radio series, first aired on January 17, 1948, with James Cagney as its star. Ben is a restless, self-interested man who finds himself drawn to June's ambitions and to the risks of double-crossing his employer. The early part of the episode sets up the ongoing tension between the criminal world and the city's political battle, with Ben and June moving toward a dangerous choice.
Lake City, a small city whose politics are dominated by racketeer Sal Casper, during a mayoral election campaign.
Characters: Ben Grace, June Lyons, Sal Casper, Lefty Gouse, Janssen
Listen for: Ben Grace's conversations with Lefty Gouse and June Lyons, and the planning of the bank robbery and the tip to the authorities.
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.