What happens
Frank Hackett tries to save his family's old house on Hainsley Boulevard after a fire is set there. Frank is in debt to gambler Dino de Costa for five thousand dollars and needs money fast, while his aunt Leona refuses to sell the house to Mr. Fleming. Frank's attempts to press the sale and his dealings with the old caretaker Boseon set the story in motion. The Whistler narrates this episode of The Whistler, broadcast July 1, 1951 on the Signal Oil Program, with Bill Forman among the cast.
Hainsley Boulevard and downtown Los Angeles, California
Characters: Frank Hackett, Aunt Leona Hackett, Adele Richards, Dino de Costa, Lieutenant Mullen, Mr. Fleming, Boseon Pete
Listen for: Frank's scheme with Boseon and the rose bed, and his late-night meeting with Lieutenant Mullen
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.