A good mystery tale which I did not guess, other than that the gun must have gone off by itself somehow. The presence of both Howard Dasilva and Fred Gwynne in the cast gives this show a quality which could stand on its own even without the well-told mystery. I rated 4 instead of 5 because of a consistent awkwardness in the locale of the story -- it is in Virginia, but features shady characters from Mexico and other western trappings juxtaposed with moonshining. And Mr. Gwynne's accent just does not fit the role, especially as Mr. Dasilva seems to be trying to effect a more genteel (i.e. Virginia) dialect. But this is a small matter (again, only enough to prevent a 5) and I always enjoy the shows with these 2 actors, separately or together as in this case. I would also like to read the original story (the reference to the author is garbled but I think the last name is Post). I remember some very poetic lines on Dasilva's part, as with a reference to the "man whose name spelled his future", I think I will listen to the show again at some point with an eye to jotting some of them down. A very good OTR.