What happens
Mary Blake takes a job as an assistant to Dr. Gregory Martin, a scientist, and moves into his home. During a late-night drink with the doctor and his wife Lorna, Mary notices an unsettling tension between the couple. The series is Suspense, and this episode first aired on May 4, 1950. Mary is later drawn into a dangerous situation at the house, and the story follows how she is caught up in the events that unfold there.
The Martin home and laboratory, and later a courtroom and a women's state penitentiary.
Characters: Mary Blake, Dr. Gregory Martin, Lorna Martin
Listen for: Mary's tense reaction to Dr. Martin's remarks about a vial of amber liquid and his strange behavior during the late-night toast with his wife.
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.