What happens
Nick Volpe, a young gangster working for Brock Martin in New York during the 1920s, is suspected of killing a rival, McCrady, after a hijacked load of whiskey goes wrong. His girlfriend Sheila tries to protect him as Brock grows suspicious, and Nick's loyal driver Cleo becomes involved. The episode is presented on Suspense, sponsored by Autolite, with Rosemary Clooney as the star, and it aired on February 23, 1953. Tension builds around the nightclub and the men who run it as the characters' loyalties and fears come into conflict.
New York City during the 1920s, including a nightclub run by Brock Martin and the streets around it.
Characters: Sheila, Nick Volpe, Brock Martin, Freddie, Cleo, Charlie, Brian
Listen for: Sheila's growing fear and the tense exchanges between Nick and Brock as suspicion about the killing spreads.
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.