Broadcast

A mountain prospector who has struck a rich vein lives quietly in a remote shanty until a dirt-caked, scarred stranger arrives and a nearby radio announcement identifies him as a wanted jewel thief. The intruder overpowers and binds the prospector, inspects the miner’s nuggets and produces a stolen diamond necklace, then weighs plans to use the isolated setting and the prospector’s wireless equipment to avoid capture. The story focuses on the tense standoff as greed, fear, and limited choices collide while both men anticipate the approach of an expected visitor.