What happens
On a farm in an unnamed country, a band of insurrectionists is surrounded by a government squad working from a list of names. The soldiers have killed several of the group and wounded a young woman, and they wait for the last member, the man who led them, to appear. Their captive, a middle-aged soldier, debates politics and loyalty with the young woman as the hours pass. The episode is the Suspense series, first broadcast on September 7, 1958, and stars Maria Palmer.
A farm in an unnamed country, at a time that could be yesterday, today or tomorrow.
Characters: Maria Palmer, John Dana, Carl Swenson, Howard McNair
Listen for: The soldiers' waiting and their debate with the captured young woman over freedom, loyalty and what the cause will bring afterwards.
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.