What happens
Gordon Weller, a wealthy man living at his mountain lodge, survives a rifle shot while hunting with his friend Dr. Perryman. Back at the lodge, his wife Joyce and their guests gather for an evening together, and the guests recall Gordon's late friend Martin Benson. Gordon begins to suspect that Joyce, who was close to Martin, is trying to kill him, and he starts planning his response. This episode of The Whistler first aired on June 26, 1949, and the story is told in the series' radio drama style. Its lead actors are John Hoyt and Betty Lou Gerson.
A mountain lodge and the surrounding canyon and ridge area, with a nearby village
Characters: Gordon Weller, Dr. Perryman, Joyce Weller, Bill Kenney, Betty Kenney, Martin Benson
Listen for: The sound of a rifle shot in the canyon and a gas heater that is found turned on in the lodge
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.