What happens
Bob Talbot tries to end an affair with Liz Wheeler, wife of his best friend and business partner Henry Wheeler, at a Brentwood party. Later that night Liz is found shot dead in her library, and Henry, who was drinking heavily, is missing with the gun. Lieutenant Loring of homicide questions Bob, who appears to be helping the police. Bob is also quietly hiding Henry and searching for a cab driver who might recall a car in the driveway. The Whistler is a radio mystery series, and this episode first aired on August 14, 1949, with David Ellis, William Conrad, Joan Banks and Ted Osborne in the cast.
Brentwood and Malibu, Los Angeles area, 1949
Characters: Bob Talbot, Liz Wheeler, Henry Wheeler, Lieutenant Loring
Listen for: Bob's fake loyalty to Henry as he hunts for the cab driver
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.