What happens
Randolph Smythe, a press attaché in Hong Kong, meets Celestine Mayhew, a glamorous American film actress, when she arrives at the airport with her publicist, Joey Finn. Finn, eager for publicity, tries to arrange a photograph with a visiting Sultan who is a fan of hers, and the plan leads to trouble with British authorities. Joey is jailed after photographing near a naval ship, and Celestine goes out with a man who makes an unusual offer. Smythe races to find her as the situation grows more urgent. This episode of Suspense, a radio drama starring Marie Wilson, originally aired on February 22, 1959.
Hong Kong, 1950s, including the airport, a hotel, a naval ship in the harbor, and the waterfront
Characters: Randolph Smythe, Celestine Mayhew, Joey Finn, Wong Fat, Port Security Captain
Listen for: Listen for Celestine Mayhew's chatter and the press agent Joey Finn's scheme to photograph her with the Sultan.
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.