What happens
The Whistler presents Harvest of Death, a 1945 episode of the radio series The Whistler, first aired on 1945-11-05. Mort Grant runs a farm with his wife Nelly, and their hired man Jim Hayward has become like family. Mort grows jealous of the close bond between Jim and Nelly, and tension rises after an argument over a bookcase Jim has made for her. Mort angrily fires Jim, and the quarrel turns violent. Afterward, Mort must decide what to do with the body and how to explain Jim's sudden departure. As the household strains under the secret, Nelly and Mort's suspicions and guilt begin to surface.
A farm with an unpainted farmhouse, a barn, and a tractor, in the countryside.
Characters: Mort Grant, Nelly Grant, Jim Hayward, Miss Thompson, Mr. Hawley
Listen for: Mort's growing resentment toward Jim and the escalating argument that leads to Jim's death.
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.