The Investigator

The following shortcut leads to a web page that enables one to stream a radio play called The Investigator written in 1954 by one Reuben Ship a Canadian who was a victim of McCarthy while in Hollywood. The play is an hour long and one of its cast is James Doohan--Mr. Scot of Star Trek fame. A retrospective was broadcast on the CBC this morning. If you intend to listen to the play skip the spoiler that follows:

http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol3/investigator/investigator.html

In the play McCarthy is killed in a plane crash and goes to heaven where he stages a revolt against St. Peter and takes over immigration to Heaven placing on trial a long list of present residents including Socrates, Jefferson, Marx, John Milton, William Lyon MacKenzie, Voltaire, Luther, Spinoza, Thomas Caine, Chopin. With all these persons sent below the Devil complains that they are organizing unions and disrupting Hell. McCarthy's investigations continue until he ultimately decides to put God on trial. With order restored in Heaven McCarthy is sent below where the Devil refuses him entry to Hell and insists he be sent back.