Tom Barnes lives with his ailing mother in a small house on a riverbank outside the city, where the river is slowly eroding the cliff beneath them. His mother is waiting for her elder son Harry, who has been in the penitentiary for ten years for murder and whom she believes is coming home. When Harry and his companion Jake escape from prison after killing a guard, they arrive at the house and Tom is forced to let them in. The story is told as part of The Strange Doctor Weird, the radio series, and this episode's original air date was 1944-11-28.

With Tom Barnes, Mrs. Barnes, Harry Barnes, Jake Padgett, Doctor, Sheriff Goodwright.

Listen for: Mrs. Barnes insisting on waiting for her son Harry, and the sheriff's call warning that the escaped prisoners may be heading to the house.

First aired on November 28, 1944.

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

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The Strange Dr Weird: “Murder Comes Home”, first broadcast on December 5, 1944. Old-time radio suspense and mystery.

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