Angel of Death: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (January 5, 1955)

“Angel of Death” is an episode of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 5, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Barry Craig fishes a drowning man named Richie Stimson out of a canal and later meets Richie's wife Natalie, who hires Barry for a thousand dollars a week to keep watch over her accident-prone husband. Richie suffers from sudden bouts of depression and inexplicable accidents, and Natalie fears he may be harboring an unconscious death wish.

New York City, including a canal, a junk dealer's basement, Park Avenue, and an exclusive dining club called Socrates

Characters: Barry Craig, Richie Stimson, Natalie Stimson

Listen for: Barry's wisecracks about the drowning rescue and his comedic banter with the perpetually unhappy Richie; Natalie's concerns about her husband's mysterious affliction and her proposition for Barry to serve as Richie's companion.

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.