Letter of Love, Letter of Death
Description
In the busy theater world full of big dreams and secret wants, Detective Lieutenant Leone hunts for the truth behind the killing of an important producer. Edward Larson, a writer having a hard time, becomes the top suspect, while Sarah Jean Taylor, a typist connected to the case, admits to the murder but tells a story that doesn't add up. As more proof piles up against Larson, it becomes obvious that he is the real killer.
Police Lt. Leoni is convinced that theatrical producer William K. Crandall was murdered by playwright Edward Larsen, whose latest script Crandall had turned down. But someone else’s fingerprints are on the letter opener that killed him. A mousy middle-aged woman who typed Crandall’s scripts calls Leoni to say that she had killed the producer. But Leoni refuses to believe her, even though he later learns the prints on the letter opener are hers.
In a theater district alive with ambition and hidden desires, Detective Lieutenant Leone seeks the truth in the murder of a powerful producer. Edward Larson, a struggling playwright, is the main suspect, while Sarah Jean Taylor, a typist linked to the case, confesses to the murder but offers a story that lacks credibility. As the evidence mounts against Larson, it becomes clear that he is the real murderer.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater is a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in the early 2000s was repeated by the NPR satellite feed. In New York City it was not aired by the then all-news WCBS but by its originating station, WOR, which produced and announced it as simply Radio Mystery Theater.
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