What happens
George Malcolm, a manuscript reader for the Latimer Publishing Company, finds a novel called The Silent City by Mary Jordan and decides to pass it off as his own. He travels to the small town of Beachmont to meet her, offering to help her revise the book for publication. Over several weeks he works closely with Mary while Latimer grows enthusiastic about the manuscript. The Whistler, a Signal Oil Company program, first aired on April 21, 1948, and this episode follows George's growing ambitions and the choices he makes to protect his plan.
Latimer Publishing Company offices and the city; the small town of Beachmont, California, including Mary Jordan's apartment on Miller Avenue; a downtown bar
Characters: George Malcolm, Mr. Latimer, Mary Jordan, Ilka Robinson, Lieutenant Bates, Fred
Listen for: George's conversations with Mary Jordan in Beachmont and his exchange with Ilka Robinson in the car
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.