What happens
James Carroll, a bank auditor, grows desperate after years of constant complaining from his wife Ethel, and he begins to consider murder. Hugh Cronin stars in this Suspense episode, broadcast on November 14, 1946. Carroll uncovers embezzlement by the trusted bank employee Arthur Tilworth, who is short thousands of dollars to pay for his sister's medical treatments. Carroll sees in this a chance to build an alibi and makes a bargain with the frightened clerk. The story follows Carroll's plans as they unfold around the bank and his home.
A city bank and an apartment in the 1940s United States.
Characters: James Carroll, Ethel, Arthur Tilworth, Mabel, Dolan, Mr. Tower
Listen for: Carroll's calm, methodical planning as the pressure on him builds, and Tilworth's desperate pleas.
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.