What happens
Alma Harrell, assistant to the mentalist The Great Harrell, becomes convinced that her husband Martin can read her mind. She wants a divorce and falls in love with Paul Wilson, but Martin's grip on her thoughts seems to follow her across the miles. Alma's growing fear and confusion drive her to desperate acts as the story unfolds. This is the Suspense episode of 1946, first broadcast on August 22, with Joan Loring starring.
New York and St. Louis, 1940s United States, with Alma's life as a stage assistant to a mentalist.
Characters: Alma Harrell, Martin Harrell, Paul Wilson, Dr. Hoekman, Mr. Banning
Listen for: Alma's diary entries and the moment she realises Martin can still read her mind.
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.