What happens
June Havoc stars in this Suspense play about Diana Burke, a stand-in for the temperamental Hollywood star Maggie. When Maggie returns from a long absence with a new husband, Dennis O'Brien, the studio is thrown into turmoil, and Diana sees the strain building between the couple. Diana begins to form her own bond with Dennis, and the two start to talk of a future together. The story follows the final days of shooting on Maggie's picture, with tensions rising around the set. This recap covers only the first part of the episode. The series aired on June 12, 1947.
A Hollywood movie studio and a large house in the film colony, late 1940s
Characters: Diana Burke, Maggie, Dennis O'Brien, Michael, W.C., Lieutenant Malone
Listen for: Diana's narration as she describes Maggie's return and the growing attraction between her and Dennis
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.