What happens
Alex Kirby, a steelworker, is pushed into politics by his ambitious wife Sylvia, who guides his rise from a steel town to mayor and beyond. When Alex falls for Vivian Rowland, the daughter of Senator Roland Dottle, he asks Sylvia for a divorce, and she refuses. Their marriage turns bitter as Alex's career advances. Leonard Evans, his old friend, is part of this story and has left town. The episode ends with a confrontation between Alex and Leonard.
A steel town and later the state capital, in the 1940s.
Characters: Alex Kirby, Sylvia Taylor, Leonard Evans, Vivian Rowland, Senator Roland Dottle, Wayne, Joe
Listen for: Sylvia's insistence that she controls Alex's career, and Alex's shifting resolve as he confronts her.
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.