What happens
Honest John Crip, a gambler who owes money, uses his debts to take control of Ricky Martin, a boxer managed by the Maestro, a former opera impresario. When Ricky announces he is quitting the ring to marry Linda and move to South America, the Maestro is enraged and begins to plan a deadly revenge. The Maestro meets with Sam, his loyal but simple-minded aide, and begins to arrange an accident at a steam room. The episode is an installment of the radio series Suspense, first broadcast on July 20, 1944, starring Peter Lorre and Richard Conte.
Los Angeles, a boxing gym, and a gambling house
Characters: Maestro, Ricky Martin, John Crip, Sam, Linda Carter
Listen for: The Maestro's quiet plan to use the steam room, and Sam's reaction to Ricky.
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.