Synopsis

The radio love contest was a fool's errand, and Arthur Penhaligon, the host, delighted in orchestrating the absurdity. He dispensed hollow pronouncements of affection, cleverly disguised as heartfelt advice, to the eager men of the town. They lapped it up, these hopeful suitors, their hearts open to the siren song of manufactured romance, and proceeded to behave with a comical lack of sense. Arthur watched it all unfold from behind the microphone, a wry smile playing on his lips, as the town's m