Death in 16mm- Paul Benton talks his girlfriend into murdering his wife and secretly videos the event in order to blackmail her. All kinds of plot twists take place making this a top notch episode of The Whistler.

The Hermit: Harvey finds his old friend Ben living like a hermit, afraid to spend the money he embezzleed and decides to finish Ben and search the cabin.

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Each episode of The Whistler began with the sound of footsteps and a person whistling.[1] (The Saint radio series with Vincent Price used a similar opening.) The haunting signature theme tune was composed by Wilbur Hatch and featured Dorothy Roberts whistling with an orchestra.[2] A character known only as the Whistler was the host and narrator of the tales, which focused on crime and fate. He often commented directly upon the action in the manner of a Greek chorus, taunting the characters, guilty or innocent, from an omniscient perspective. The stories followed a formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically revealed either by an overlooked but important detail or by the criminal's own stupidity. An ironic ending, often grim, was a key feature of each episode. But on rare occasions, such as "Christmas Bonus" broadcast on Christmas Day 1944, the plot's twist of fate caused the story to end happily for the protagonist.

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