Two and One Makes Murder: The Whistler (May 6, 1951)

“Two and One Makes Murder” is an episode of The Whistler, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 6, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Mildred Wiley, the personnel director and treasurer of Taggart and Company, has long hoped to marry her employer Philip Taggart, heir to a fortune. When Philip instead elopes with his secretary Anne Bacchus, Mildred begins to plot against the marriage. She cultivates Anne's friendship while a private investigator digs into Anne's past. The Whistler is the series, and this episode aired on May 6, 1951. Marvin Miller presents the program for Signal Oil, with the cast including Bill Forman and Ben Gerson.

Seattle and San Diego, with a visit to Tijuana's Club Diablo

Characters: Mildred Wiley, Philip Taggart, Anne Taggart, Mrs. Taggart, Fred Bacchus

Listen for: Mildred's careful manipulation of Anne and Philip while she uncovers Anne's secret first marriage

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.