Five Bullets In Don Anderson: Boston Blackie (February 18, 1948)

“Five Bullets In Don Anderson” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 18, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A man named Don Anderson is found dead from five bullet wounds at his home. Boston Blackie is seen fleeing the scene with a gun and becomes the prime suspect, but he claims he was actually chasing the real killer after hearing the shots fired. Blackie must find the true murderer before the police arrest him for a crime he didn't commit.

A city with Anderson's house, Boston Blackie's apartment, a tailor shop, and various street locations.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Deputy Inspector Will, Mary, Charlie Kingston, Harky (Archie), Mr. Wilson, George Simms

Listen for: Blackie's discovery of three clues—a flattened nail dropped by the killer, the killer's Hamburg hat, and a glimpse of the murderer—which he uses to track down George Simms and uncover the real killer's identity.

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.