They Call Me Patrice: Suspense (December 12, 1946)

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“They Call Me Patrice” is an episode of Suspense, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 12, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Patrice, a young woman recovering from a train accident, is taken in by the wealthy Hazard family after being mistaken for the widow of their son Hugh. Despite her guilt over the deception, she grows close to the family and to Bill, Hugh's brother. A stranger then appears claiming to know her true identity and demands money. The episode is part of the Suspense series, presented by Roma Wines, with Susan Peters starring. The original air date was December 12, 1946.

Mid-1940s California, including a train, a hospital, the Hazard family home and a country club.

Characters: Patrice, Helen Georgeson, Hugh Hazard, Mrs. Hazard, Bill Hazard, Stephen Georgeson, Mr. Winthrop

Listen for: The dinner-table conversation about where Patrice and Hugh were married, and the phone call from the stranger who claims to know her secret.

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.