What happens when the life you’ve built depends upon a past that must never be discovered?
On January 10, 1974, CBS Radio Mystery Theater opened the creaking door for only the fifth time with “No Hiding Place,” a tense psychological drama about a man confronted by a secret he believed he had left behind.
In this edition of The CBS Radio Mystery Theater Companion, we go beyond the plot to explore the questions underneath it: the difference between legal guilt and moral guilt, reputation and character, justice and revenge—and the terrible things fear can persuade an otherwise decent person to do.
We also listen closely to the performances, the remarkable craft of radio drama, and the work of Himan Brown and E. G. Marshall as CBS Radio Mystery Theater was still finding its voice during its very first week on the air.
And finally, we return to the title itself.
No Hiding Place.
Because perhaps the most dangerous secret isn’t the one we’re hiding from other people.
It’s the one we’re hiding from ourselves.
The CBS Radio Mystery Theater Companion — from the little station on Commercial Street in Atchison, Kansas. Chesterton Radio.
