Jim Price has been blackmailed by a criminal gang and forced to work deep underground. A half mile from shore and protected by only 20 feet of rock that he will soon be drilling and blasting. All he can do is pray to God that it does not cave in until he is long on his way out.

But he is not alone down here...

"The Killer Mine" is based on the crime thriller novel of the same name by Hammond Innes. It was originally adapted into an episode of the 1951 CBS OTR radio series "Escape". It has been slightly rewritten, edited and directed for 2023 by Peter Beeston. It has been remade for this years Sonic Society summerstock festival in which modern audiofiction companies take on the challenge of remaking classic Old Time Radio shows.