What happens
The Whistler: Whirlpool, from the Whistler series, first aired on March 2, 1952. After a shipwreck, Marty South wakes to find a woman named Lucille Hastings, who asks him to pose as her dead husband, Stephen Hastings, so that he can claim a fortune. In Singapore, Marty and Lucille argue over the scheme and its risks, and Marty begins to feel drawn to her. A man approaches Marty in an alley and presses him about a plan connected to the money, and Marty must weigh the sum against Lucille's conduct and his own growing doubts. The story centers on the tension between greed and affection.
A ship at sea after a shipwreck, followed by Singapore, including the Port Plaza Hotel, a tailor shop, and a city alley.
Characters: Marty South, Lucille Hastings, Stephen Hastings, Mr. Gray
Listen for: Marty's decision about whether to go through with Lucille's plan, and what he chooses to do after the meeting in the alley.
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.