What happens
Paul Wilson, a sculptor, awaits a visit from Miles Hubbard, an aging critic whose verdict could shape his career. Paul's rival Don Alden has arranged the meeting, and Paul fears the outcome. The critic praises the work, and Miss Martha Alden, who has been financing Paul's studio, later tells him she intends to leave him half of her estate. Paul's housemen, Michael Dubovich, is kept in the dark about the arrangement. Don grows suspicious, and Paul must keep his nerve as his position becomes increasingly fragile. The episode is part of The Whistler series, broadcast on Sunday, December 18, 1949, and its lead actors are not named in the transcript.
A sculptor's studio and a wealthy household in an American city in the late 1940s.
Characters: Paul Wilson, Miles Hubbard, Don Alden, Michael Dubovich, Martha Alden, Linda Wells, Lieutenant Haggstrom
Listen for: Paul's reaction to the critic's verdict and to Martha Alden's news about her will.
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.