A respected newspaper editor publicly defends an accused killer, then becomes consumed by suspicion as hidden connections in the case begin to surface.

This The Whistler broadcast aired on October 22, 1945. It is listed as episode 178 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast.

The broadcast is also associated with Signal Oil.

A dark crime anthology narrated by the all-knowing Whistler, whose stories often follow ordinary people into murder, greed, or deception before ending with irony or unexpected justice.

Listeners can expect mystery, crime, and thriller, anthology in format, and suspenseful and eerie in tone.