What happens
Joe Trenton, a former prizefighter now performing as a singing slugger, is pressed by his manager Harry Gold to honor a contract that gives Gold half of everything Trenton earns. Francesca Lombard, a singer from the city opera, sees potential in Trenton's voice and arranges for him to perform there. Trenton's career takes off, but Gold confronts him over money. Tension builds as Trenton and Francesca struggle with the consequences of his new success and Gold's threats.
New York and Las Vegas, in the world of prizefighting, nightclubs and the city opera
Characters: Joe Trenton, Francesca Lombard, Harry Gold, Arlene, Rico, Alberto
Listen for: Harry Gold's demands over the contract and Joe Trenton's reaction to his growing success
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.