What happens
Bob Lee, a prosperous Texas rancher returning from the war, finds himself hated by neighbors in Pilot Grove after a dispute over his dress and a plumed hat turns into a fatal fight. Lee soon faces pursuit by a band of men who demand his property and threaten his life, and he must decide how to protect his brother and his wife. This episode of Suspense, a radio drama aired on October 29, 1951, stars Richard Widmark in the title role, and is based on a true account of events in Texas in 1868.
Pilot Grove and surrounding ranch country, Fannin County, Texas, around 1868
Characters: Bob Lee, Henry Lee, Cory, Hugh Evans, Jim Maddox, Israel Boren, Phil Boren, Sam Beers
Listen for: The tense confrontation outside Nelson Saloon and the nighttime standoff at the Lee ranch, where armed men arrive at the door.
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.