Night Beat RAILROADED or HIT AND RUN June 19, 1952 (episode 98) At the end I included a Historical Glossary to make the 1950's world view a little easier to understand. I hope you enjoy it!
Some fun stuff! Bill Conrad aka William Conrad was the main actor for the television show Cannon when I grew up. It's terrific to see these name appear in these radio shows year earlier! In the 21st century, we've been currently inundated with court dramas. Think Depp & Herd; Trump & et.al.; and of course Simpson, if you go that far back! My point being: It was easy for me to follow this drama as a result of our current (over 70 years later) social attention on the court system. Prosecutors and Defendants, and so forth. Another social echo is to what lengths a public servant will/would go to, to retain their place of power.
When Paul said Ann was "in no condition to see anyone" and near "breakdown" I thought he had her committed and heavily sedated brcause she knew the truth and he will not let anything stand in his way of his "senate seat". Not an unheard of thing to do with a family member who could ruin a reputation. Look at JFK's sister. I suspected from this conversation, Paul was responsible. ⚖️ Nice story. Thanks for sharing.
