The Town of Odyssey

Whit’s best friend, Tom Riley, tells Connie the story of how Whit’s End was created amid tragic circumstances.

This is of course one of the best first episodes. And of course it's included in the list of first episodes to listen to, that "welcome to Odyssey" collection or similar. We learn about Mr. Whittaker's late wife. The direction of his life entered our storyline because of the personal tragedy.