What happens
Ruth Martin returns home to her husband Harry after he is released from prison, and finds that the household and the family business have changed in his absence. Harry, who has built up the business with her, resents her new independence and grows suspicious of her phone calls and her contacts with a man named George Groves. Their marriage deteriorates as Ruth decides to seek a divorce and Harry insists on taking control of the business. The episode is an installment of the Suspense series, originally aired on December 29, 1949, starring Ida Lupino as Ruth and Elliot Lewis as Harry.
A city in the late 1940s, including the Martins' home, their clothing business office, and a nearby sporting goods shop.
Characters: Ruth Martin, Harry Martin, George Groves
Listen for: Harry's escalating threats toward Ruth, and the question of whether the gun he keeps is loaded.
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.