1938-2-27 The Plot Murder

Broadcast February 27th 1938 on Mutual at 5:30 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal"

This episode is included in Radio Spirits CD Set The Shadow: Silent Avenger*

Written by:

Announcer: Arthur L. Whiteside or Ken Roberts

Cast: Orson Welles (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Agnes Moorehead (Margot Lane)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

An army officer named John Wilson is tried and found guilty of tampering with an experimental flying torpedo but Margot insists the officer was in a trance when sitting in the courtroom. Professor Arkelis, the man who designed the new weapon, arranges for a demonstration on the proving grounds where the highest government officials will be on hand, including the President and Vice-President. The Shadow pays Wilson a visit in prison and, after breaking the hypnotic hold Arkelis held over him, learns the truth: Arkelis and his group work for a foreign country. Wilson discovered that the steering mechanism of the flying torpedo had an extra attachment, which would force it to circle back and land where it was launched, killing everyone present at the demonstration. The Shadow gets in touch with Commissioner Weston, who arranges for his men to take the foreigners and Professor Arkelis into custody, thwarting the launch of the new device.

Listen to the original broadcast

Listen to a recreation made by Muskingum University 4-22-2012 (Also includes "The Death Triangle")

Note:

*This episode is also available on Legends of Radio: The Shadow - Greatest Radio Adventures

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