The Eavesdropper

CBS Radio Mystery Theater "The Eavesdropper" is a Mystery from Wednesday, August 23, 1978.

Myrtle Chapman, married for eight years to a man who pays little attention to her (he likes to read), eavesdrops as he calls another woman on the phone. Their conversation is about Hermes, the Greek god who helped people. According to legend, his statue could be asked a question, the answer coming later in the very first thing the questioner heard anyone say. Knowing there’s a small statue of Hermes in a neighborhood bar, Myrtle goes there alone to ask it whether her husband still loves her. The answer is startling.