Air Date: February 20, 1938
Plot Summary: The story opens in the Appalachians of North Carolina. A demented old woman, Old Sadie, is bodily forcing a young boy named Dickey into her shack. Her pack of dogs are like wolves. It seems that some years ago, Old Sadie dropped her young son Jake. As a result, Jake is a hunchback. Sadie has taken to kidnapping young boys to replace her maimed son. Jake, who is still around, does not care for this at all.
Enter Lamont Cranston, who is on vacation with Margo Lane. They are staying at the home of his friend Jerry Rufford in North Carolina. They meet a local sheriff who tells them that not one, not two, not three, but four boys have fallen off a particularly hazardous mountain trail in recent days. The sheriff, who is useless, just assumes that it is a run of bad luck.
Lamont Cranston doesn't believe it's random chance. Instead, The Shadow is off to find answers.
Note: A guest appearance by Bill Johnstone, who took over the role of The Shadow after Orson Welles left the program in the fall of 1938.
