When a radio series such as Mystery Theatre has 1399 episodes, there are bound to be a few losers.  ‘The Return of Edward Blair’ is their king.  I won’t expend much energy rehashing this snoozer.  I will say that a premise this empty and a surrounding story this vapid has no business being presented as a 45 minute episode of such a high quality series.  John Lithgow (a Mystery Theater standout) seems pained as he plods through the tired narrative of a stranger who wanders into a town and is mistaken for a previous inhabitant with a sordid past.  Perennial favorites Robert Dryden and Earl Hammond do their best, but I was astounded by how many people the protagonist could meet in half an hour and have the same boring exchange with.  If you must give Edward Blair a listen do yourself a favor… play the first five minutes then skip ahead to the last five; you will have the whole story right there.  If I could give ‘The Return of Edward Blair’ zero stars, I would.  Give yourself the gift of 45 minutes and pass on old Ed – JUROR #4