What happens
Henry Parker looks forward to a quiet Sunday while his wife Ruth is away at Lake Arrowhead, and a visit from his lover Daphne unsettles the day. Ruth unexpectedly returns to their home, insisting that Henry go back to the lake with her for their anniversary, and a confrontation unfolds at the foot of the cellar stairs. Henry and Daphne face a frightening situation as they weigh what to do next. This is an episode of The Whistler, an American radio anthology series, broadcast on 1950-07-02. The transcript covers only the opening portion of the story, which is part of the series' Quiet Sunday presentation.
Los Angeles, in the Parker home and surrounding neighborhood, and Lake Arrowhead
Characters: Henry Parker, Ruth Parker, Daphne, Charlie Hardcastle, Freddy
Listen for: The exchange at the foot of the cellar stairs, when Ruth's unexpected return changes the afternoon.
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.