Broadcast: 16th June 1947

Starring: Joseph Kearns, Tom Collins

Added: Jun 15 2009

The majority of the guests in Mrs Helena Forsythe’s elegant drawing room looked upon the party for what it was a highly important marker in the Washington social scene. Her guest list was virtually a who’s who of the government elite, her foreign dignitaries and the syndicated columnists who recorded their comings and goings. But to Gerald Sanders consular officer in the diplomatic service it was even more than that. Mrs Forsythe was charming; she was a widow and her influences extended well beyond social affairs…