What happens
Schoolmaster Mr. Vail, housemaster at Pecham House of Hoxley school, is troubled by a dark secret from his past and fears exposure. The popular pupil Giles Bateman knows of Vail's secret and pressures the quiet Francis Ord to help him cheat on an examination. Vail becomes entangled in the boys' affairs as the situation grows tense. The episode is an installment of the radio drama series Suspense, broadcast on November 2, 1950, and features Herbert Marshall in the lead role. The story continues in the broadcast beyond this point.
Hoxley, an English public school, and the nearby village of Hoxley, including the Dagger and Drum pub
Characters: Mr. Vail, Giles Bateman, Francis Ord, Maggie, Inspector Forbes, Mr. Walkley, Mr. Jennings, Mr. Quarmby
Listen for: Mr. Vail's confrontation with Giles Bateman over the examination and the blackmail that follows
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.