What happens
Dan Glasgow, a San Francisco newspaperman, works with District Attorney Red Muchear to halt the violent tong wars in Sporford Alley. Tong leader Lou Dock, Glasgow's friend, is suspected of taking part in a deadly clash between rival tongs. Glasgow visits Lou Dock at his silk business and the two discuss principle, loyalty and the feud that drives the killings. Their friendship is tested as the violence continues across the Chinatown streets. The episode is part of the Suspense series, first broadcast on January 7, 1952, with Jeff Chandler starring.
San Francisco's Chinatown, including Sporford Alley and Dagger Alley, during the tong wars
Characters: Dan Glasgow, Lou Dock, Red Muchear, Captain Wilburn, Lieutenant Sonjak, Comgee Ho, Tommy Yoo Shoo, Art Toy
Listen for: The tense exchanges between Glasgow and Lou Dock in the silk merchant's office, and the confrontation in Dagger Alley
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.