Death of a Private Eye: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (January 2, 1952)

“Death of a Private Eye” is an episode of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 2, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Barry Craig takes a mysterious job from a man named Joe Hearn for twenty-five dollars—simply to accompany him on a visit to Staten Island. When they meet on Bay Drive, a car without license plates strikes Hearn down, leaving the confidential investigator with an unsolved murder and unanswered questions about who wanted Hearn dead and why.

Staten Island and New York City, including a confidential investigator's office, Old Tyrol restaurant, and Bay Drive near the bay

Characters: Barry Craig, Joe Hearn, Lieutenant Rogers, Gruna

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances of Joe Hearn's death and Barry Craig's investigation into why Hearn hired him and what he was about to reveal

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.