Safety in Numbers: The Whistler (February 10, 1947)

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“Safety in Numbers” is an episode of The Whistler, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 10, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Irene Thorpe and her lover Marty Kruger are aboard the gambling ship Golden Chance, anchored off the Mexican seaport of San Vincente, which her husband Tom Thorpe runs with partner Sam Romano. Strained by a year of secrecy and suspicion, Irene and Marty face a tense confrontation with Tom in his office. The episode is part of the Whistler series, broadcast on February 10, 1947, and this portion ends with the pair trying to hide what has happened and the night's events unfolding quickly.

The gambling ship Golden Chance, anchored off the Mexican seaport of San Vincente, and later the Thorpe house overlooking the bay

Characters: Irene Thorpe, Marty Kruger, Tom Thorpe, Sam Romano, Andy

Listen for: Irene's growing fear on the ship and the tense argument in Tom's office

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.