Mrs. Oliver Drake, a dying old woman, summons her three greedy grandchildren, Chris, Blanche and Vivian, to her mansion and tells them she will leave her fortune to only one of them. Each grandchild schemes to win her favor, and Chris plays the two women against each other. Vivian and Blanche are then placed in a canoe on the lake, and a tense confrontation follows as the grandchildren try to outmaneuver one another. The story is presented as an episode of the Sealed Book series.

With Mrs. Oliver Drake, Chris, Blanche, Vivian, Henry Arnold.

Listen for: Mrs. Drake's remarks to Chris about the fortune and the lake scene with Blanche and Vivian

First aired in 1950.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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First aired in 1950.

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A new episode every week. Every episode so far, and the guide: The Sealed Book on Stupid Potato

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Sealed Book: “ep05 Escape by Death”, first broadcast in 1950. Old-time radio suspense and mystery.

Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: The Sealed Book on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide.

Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 189 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.