What happens
Edward Jamison, a stockbroker, is unhappily married to Doris, and has become infatuated with Susan Leeds, a woman who opens a margin trading account in his name. After a bitter quarrel with Doris, Edward begins to see Susan in a new light, and a conversation with her about the account leaves him uneasy. The Whistler's narrator presents the story of a man drawn into a dangerous romance and a financial arrangement that soon goes wrong. The Whistler is a radio mystery series, and this episode aired on May 19, 1948.
New York City, 1948, including a brokerage office, a commodore grille, an apartment on East 54th Street and a police station.
Characters: Edward Jamison, Doris Jamison, Susan Leeds, Barney, Sergeant Burke, Mr. Turner, Miss Turner
Listen for: Pay attention to the margin account arrangement and what Susan tells Edward about it on the phone and in person.
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.