What happens
After a third atomic war, survivors live in a deep underground civilization in the year 4195, where imperfect genetic specimens are kept in cages. Director of emotional stability Walter Hamlin is preparing to marry Professor Lois Burton, who is studying a specimen called XJ-12, a man named Aaron. Lois is drawn to Aaron, who speaks of the rights of the individual, and Walter moves to have him destroyed. The broadcast of this X Minus One episode, first aired on February 29, 1956, sets up the conflict between the couple and the prisoner, with the staging and performances credited in the closing announcement.
A deep underground civilization in the year 4195, after a third atomic war has left the surface covered in radioactive dust.
Characters: Lois Burton, Aaron, Walter
Listen for: Lois's growing feelings for Aaron as she confronts Walter's demand for order and stability.
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.