What happens
Gerald Hoxton, a best-selling writer of detective novels, dictates a new story to his secretary Patricia Phillips in a village on the east coast of England during a hot summer night. Hoxton lives quietly next door to his friend Dr. George Roberts, and the two spar over the plot's details. Suspense is a radio drama series, and this episode was first broadcast on March 23, 1943. Roland Young plays Hoxton, with Peggy Conklin as Patricia. Hoxton's imaginary murder plot begins to echo a real threat as he is led away from his home.
A village on the east coast of England, during a hot summer night in wartime
Characters: Gerald Hoxton, Patricia Phillips, Dr. George Roberts, Mrs. Roberts, Flaps Kelly, Louie
Listen for: Hoxton's dictated story and the real events that begin to mirror it
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.