What happens
James Matthews, an American businessman living in Mexico City, is frustrated by his marriage to Rose, who controls the money he needs for a mining venture with Mallard Gunther. Gunther keeps pressing him for another large investment, and James grows desperate to secure the funds. Rose becomes increasingly absorbed in a new acquaintance, George Turner, and James must decide how far he will go to get what he wants. The Whistler is a radio mystery series, and this broadcast is a 1949 episode dated February 6, 1949.
Mexico City, 1940s
Characters: James Matthews, Rose, Mallard Gunther, Sally, George Turner, Lieutenant Garcia
Listen for: Pay attention to the tension between James and Rose over the money, and to Gunther's pressure on James for a second investment.
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.