What happens
Harvey Wilson, a former salesman, visits his old friend Ben Masters, a recluse who once faced accusations of embezzlement, during a storm. Their tense reunion leads to a violent confrontation, after which Harvey must decide how to handle the aftermath. When Ben's niece, Joan Benton, arrives unexpectedly and claims to be staying for a week, Harvey finds himself caught between suspicion and deception as he searches the house for the missing money. The Whistler is a radio mystery series from the Signal Oil program, first broadcast on July 24, 1949.
A remote old house in the countryside during a storm, where Ben Masters lives as a hermit.
Characters: Harvey Wilson, Ben Masters, Joan Benton
Listen for: Harvey's growing unease as he searches the house, and Joan's arrival shortly after the confrontation.
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.