In The Black Museum: Four Small Bottles, Orson Welles draws listeners into a haunting tale that begins with four small medicine bottles, seemingly innocent yet steeped in murder. The story is set in the Edwardian era, a time of shifting societal norms, particularly regarding gender roles and marriage. Oscar Stone, a wealthy and eccentric man, believes in the radical idea of having two wives—one for domestic duties and another for companionship and intellectual stimulation. His young wife, Anne, educated and spirited, finds herself in a precarious position as she navigates her husband's unconventional beliefs and her growing feelings for the much younger Reverend Edgar Sweet.