Confession: The Whistler (January 31, 1943)

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“Confession” is an episode of The Whistler, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 31, 1943. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jean Marshall, daughter of celebrated criminal lawyer William Marshall, meets Frank Girard in her father's waiting room and offers him a ride home. Their romance quickly deepens, and she begins staying out late, which troubles her stepmother, Sylvia. Girard has a bitter exchange with Sylvia in his apartment, and Jean plans a weekend trip with him. Sylvia confronts Jean and then Girard, and the story builds toward the night that threatens the Marshall household. The episode is part of the CBS series The Whistler, first broadcast on January 31, 1943.

Mid-1940s-era town in an eastern state, including William Marshall's law office, the Marshall home in Mission Hills, Frank Girard's apartment, and a roadside inn on the outskirts of town

Characters: Jean Marshall, Frank Girard, William Marshall, Sylvia Marshall, Captain Brent, The Whistler

Listen for: The exchange in Frank Girard's apartment between Sylvia Marshall and Girard, and the arrival of Captain Brent at the apartment the next morning

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.