A Proper English Home Hiding a Horrifying Crime | “Ladies In Retirement”

A quiet English cottage, a devoted companion, and two childlike old women hide a dark secret — and as suspicion creeps closer, one desperate mind begins to crack under the weight of murder and fear. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0591

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Matter of Customs” (May 19, 1977)
00:45:49.830 = Peril, “Squeeze Play” (1953) ***WD (LQ)
01:08:25.044 = Mystery Playhouse, Ladies In Retirement” (January 18, 1946) ***WD
01:31:06.581 = Phillip Morris Playhouse, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (August 19, 1953) ***WD
01:54:43.901 = Price of Fear, “Soul Music” (October 27, 1973) ***WD
02:22:51.568 = Ellery Queen, “Singing Rat” (January 09, 1943) (LQ)
02:52:20.919 = Quiet Please, “One For The Book” (November 21, 1948)
03:21:47.267 = Radio City Playhouse, “Tension In 643” (August 01, 1949)
03:50:41.111 = Adventures In The Supernatural, “The Mysterious Carriage” (1932) ***WD
04:15:06.894 = Sam Spade, “The Rowdy Dowser Caper” (April 20, 1951)
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(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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