What happens
Reed Gordon, the city treasurer of Groves Landing, fights a flood to save the town recreation hall while secretly hiding that he never insured the building. When the storm threatens to topple it into the river, Reed begins to see a way out of his troubles. The Whistler, a mystery anthology sponsored by Signal Oil, aired on 1951-02-18, with the program's announcer and cast credited at its close. The episode follows Reed and his companion Claire as they try to escape with money from the city safe.
Groves Landing, a town on a river during a violent storm and flood
Characters: Reed Gordon, Claire, Margaret, Mayor Wilson, Hollister, Kyle, Lieutenant Reid
Listen for: Reed's decision to flee with money from the city safe, and how the flood and the missing insurance bear on his plan
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.