What happens
Lillian Parker is the nurse who attended Frances Holbrook, and when Frances dies from an apparent suicide, Lillian begins to suspect her employer Ralph Holbrook of something darker. Lillian overhears Ralph's affection for another woman and realizes he may have used her. Ralph confronts her, and she sets about spreading rumors through the neighborhood. The Whistler series aired this episode, Deadly Rumor, on September 17, 1950, and its actors are not named in the transcript provided. The story follows Lillian's growing resentment as the gossip takes hold and tensions rise between her and Ralph in the Holbrook home.
A quiet town, mainly the Holbrook home and the neighboring cottages on the same street.
Characters: Lillian Parker, Ralph Holbrook, Frances Holbrook, Mrs. Pringle, Mrs. Armstrong, Nancy
Listen for: Lillian's conversation with Ralph in her living room, where he confronts her about the rumors.
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.