What happens
Herbert Lang, a thrifty teller at the Amalgamated Bank, has quietly built a stock market plan he believes cannot fail, aiming to reach $50,000 and retire to South America. When the auditors discover a shortage traced to a young employee, Herbert's own secrets begin to pressure him. He becomes engaged to Hazel Yates and the two set sail together, but Hazel grows suspicious of the money and of his past. This episode of The Whistler, broadcast on CBS on February 21, 1943, follows Herbert's voyage and the tensions that surface aboard ship.
Amalgamated Bank in an American city, then an ocean liner bound for Rio de Janeiro, and the coast near Rio
Characters: Herbert Lang, Hazel Yates, Mr. Faber, Stuart, Pedro Gonzales, Captain
Listen for: The bank scene where Herbert's plan is first described, and the shipboard conversation where Hazel confronts him about the money
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.