A Time to Kill: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (February 13, 1952)

“A Time to Kill” is an episode of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 13, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Barry Craig picks up a charming young woman who has been fleeing a mysterious man she calls "the dragon" from Connecticut. After a high-speed chase through New Jersey, the pursuing car crashes into a tree. Barry brings the injured driver to the hospital, where the man is identified as Ruben Clark—but the young woman reveals he may be working for her guardian, whom she is reluctant to discuss.

Barry's car, New Jersey roads, and a hospital

Characters: Barry Craig, the young woman, Ruben Clark, the dragon, Doctor

Listen for: The witty banter between Barry and the mysterious young woman as they're chased through the night, and the revelation about her guardian's involvement.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.