A man returns home to a mystery that could cause him a boatload of trouble. But is he who he says he is? Well produced and acted, but somewhat stretching concept (Stars: John Lithgow)

This was a solid episode, and it was inspired by a short story by Saki. The original ends very differently. I love John Lithgow and he never disappoints.

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

This was a good episode and I enjoyed listening to it. Although the ending was different from Saku's short story 'The Hounds of Fate,' I was disappointed that credit wasn't given to Saki for the basic plot (too many similarities to be coincidental)

Interesting episode... We have a local low powered radio station that sometimes airs these shows, and upon hearing this one recently I was surprised to hear that it was set in my home state of Washington(I live in the Seattle-Tacoma area, specifically)... Actually(i've mentioned this in other comments on the site), a Seattle station was where I first heard CBS Radio Mystery Theater; I was born in 1984, so I didn't hear the shows until many years after the show was cancelled... Back around 2000, when NPR reran the show, our NPR affiliate KUOW-FM was running the repeats, and one night I happened to be listening, and I was hooked... of course, I didn't know what the show was until years later. I smiled a bit at the mentions of Mount Rainier too, as from where I live, mainly on sunny, clear days... I can see Mount Rainier quite well... not to brag too much, but it's an amazing sight...