What happens
Gerald Sanders, a consular officer in Washington, is competing with his colleague Eric Thomas for an important diplomatic appointment, encouraged by the socialite Helena Worsight. When their rivalry turns bitter at a party, Sanders feels capable of killing Thomas. The Whistler series, first broadcast on June 16, 1947, presents this episode with Joseph Kern and Tom Collins among the cast. Sanders's rivalry with Thomas grows sharper as the appointment nears, and he schemes to remove his rival before the decision is announced.
Washington, D.C., in the diplomatic service, with a trip to San Francisco
Characters: Gerald Sanders, Eric Thomas, Helena Worsight, Stanton Edwards, Bailey, Donald Wilkins
Listen for: Pay attention to the cheese package and the return address, since the way Sanders handles it becomes central to what 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.