Fred Palmers Dock Racket: Boston Blackie (February 16, 1949)

“Fred Palmers Dock Racket” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 16, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie investigates the suspicious death of Chuck Sloane, a dock worker found crushed under a crate at a warehouse run by Fred Palmer. When evidence suggests the crate was deliberately cut, Blackie becomes convinced that Palmer is operating a protection racket and may be behind Sloane's murder.

A dock warehouse and surrounding locations in the city, including Maggie's restaurant and Palmer's back room office.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Fred Palmer, Spogarn Morton, Sam, Inspector Faraday, Maggie, Voghorn Martin, Chuck Sloane

Listen for: The investigation into whether Sloane's death was an accident or murder, Palmer's protection scheme demanding payoffs from workers, and Blackie's confrontation with Palmer over the illegal racket.

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.