What happens
Hal Parker, a bank teller, is uneasy after a fortune teller named Jaru seems to know about money he embezzled from the Midland Bank. Jaru demands payment, and Hal visits his tent as the carnival grounds empty. The Whistler is a West Coast radio mystery series, and this episode aired on August 6, 1947. Frank Lovejoy and Stanley Waxman are featured in the story.
A carnival on the West Coast in the late 1940s, including its fortune teller's tent and a bank in the same town.
Characters: Hal Parker, Jaru, Millie Olmstead, Marana, John Masey, Mr. Wilsey, Inspector Dale, Lieutenant Adams
Listen for: Pay attention to Jaru's accent and manner of speech, and to the details of the telephone call Hal makes.
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.