Wow. Lots of good plot twists in this one. It was like a big chess game. You didn't know who was in charge until it was over. A very satisfying ending too!

98 percent of these stories are SOOO good. Thank you for having the insight to NOT RUIN the ending! So many people just BLURT out the whole story and ruin it. You have graciously made the greatest comment ever!

Episode 0333 and 0833 are both titled "The Eavesdropper", however they are uniquely different stories, not duplicates.

Episode 0333 and 0883 are both titled "The Eavesdropper", however they are uniquely different stories, not duplicates. I incorrectly wrote 0833 before and noticed the error--i meant to type 0883.

A professor and his wife are looking for a summer home. Unbeknown to almost anyone else, he is working on a time-travel machine. It seems that space aliens are aware of his work and they hire humans to provide the perfect summer home for the man and his wife, and to prevent him from succeeding.

A couple is hired to spy on a scientist and his wife vacationing in a manor house in the Pennsylvania Poconos.

A couple is approached by a mysterious man who offers them a huge sum of money to spy on a brilliant scientist who is believed to be developing the math to enable interstellar travel. The man’s ‘clients’, he claims, are not of this world and have a vested interest in suppressing this research. Arranging for the scientist to live in a bugged house at which the couple will play housekeeper and chauffer, they try to outsmart the most brilliant scientist in the world.

Fun episode, great payoff at the end.

When I read the synopsis of this CBSRMT episode, I felt like it was going to be a Drama-Mystery and a little bit of Fantasy-Mystery into it. After listening to this tale, it felt like a To-Be-Continued-Mystery, like there was more to this story written by Fielden Farrington. What I liked about E.G. Marshall's contribution as the Host, was his talk on the "Desire for Privacy" at the 14-minute mark. After that, he narrated the story smoothly. The music in all 3 Acts had mystifying tunes. And the sound effects of the rotary phone, the door opening & closing, the background music in the bar, the breakfast plates & cups clinking, the birds tweeting, the engine running, and the wind howling in the woods were splendid. However, in ACT-1, there was some background noise of a radio or a record player. Wonder if anyone noticed that. The cast is great, but the characters they played needed more characterization. You have the scientist Dwight Addison (played by Arnold Moss), the plain wife Jane Addison (played by Patricia Wheel), the Electronics Engineer/Spy (played by William Redfield), the House Maid/Spy (played by Joan Arless), and the Main Spy Mr. Smith (played by Ralph Bell). The best line Ralph Bell said was, "I don't make friends. I buy accomplices." Right then & there, is a mystery as to who or what this villain really is. The idea behind the story I truly enjoyed. to do the double cross on the eavesdroppers! Entertaining and amusing! A very smart man. Savvy and intelligent!

Playing catch up a little! I listed to this one and I liked this episode! 3.5 out of 5 for good! The idea behind the story I truly enjoyed. to do the double cross on the eavesdroppers! Entertaining and amusing! A very smart man. Savvy and intelligent!

An interesting story, especially when you consider our society today with how much easier we make it for anyone to spy on us via our computers or smart phones. It was interesting that the "aliens" didn't want to use professional spies as well, but it did make for a more interesting story. I did sort of feel sorry for the couple hired by the "aliens" as they were just trying to make a living.

The Eavesdropper is a great show.

"The Eavesdropper" is my favorite.

Professor Dwight Addison, developing a mathematical concept that will achieve the time bypass necessary for interstellar travel, is certain his laboratory, car and home are all bugged by enemies trying to keep track of his progress. To thwart them, he stops work on the project and puts together an ingenious device certain to strike fear in the heart of even the most tenacious wire-tapper.

The title of this episode is "The Eavesdroppers" (plural). Episode 0883 is titled "The Eavessdropper: (singilar)