What happens
Walter Purcell, a wealthy man, quarrels with his twin brother Jack and then stages his own suicide by jumping from a ferry. Jack takes over Walter's house and identity, while a goldfish bowl in a cardboard box keeps turning up in unexpected places. The Suspense play, presented by Roma Wines, is a half-hour radio drama starring Joseph Cotten, and this episode aired on January 17, 1946. The story follows Jack as he tries to dispose of the evidence and step into his brother's life, complicated by a series of chance encounters and a visit from the police.
New York City, in the 1940s, including a house, a ferry, a department store, and a bank
Characters: Jack Purcell, Walter Purcell, Williams, Helen Winters
Listen for: The recurring cardboard box containing the goldfish bowl, and the twin brothers' rivalry
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.