What happens
Cressy Carlos, the generous and witty owner of Club Carlos, knows her husband Matt is involved with Julie Bradford, the club's singer. Cressy is determined to keep the club, and she begins to plot against the pair. Overhearing a conversation at the club, she learns of a plan that involves a bottle of poison, and she sets her own scheme in motion. The Whistler series is known for its twists, and this 1951 episode, first broadcast on May 13, 1951, sets up a tense situation in which Cressy decides how far she will go. The story follows her as she moves through the night, weighing her choices and the consequences of each step.
Club Carlos, a popular night spot, and the nearby apartment building where Julie Bradford lives.
Characters: Cressy Carlos, Matt Carlos, Julie Bradford, Nick, Lieutenant Branson
Listen for: Listen for the conversation between Julie and Matt that Nick overhears at the club, and for the moment Cressy realizes what she can use from it.
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.