Joe Crain Hired Killer: Boston Blackie (October 15, 1947)

“Joe Crain Hired Killer” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 15, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When hired killer Joe Crane is called to Peterson's house for a mysterious job, Peterson claims he wants to stage a robbery by having Crane tie him up and gag him. But Boston Blackie soon finds himself caught between a desperate businessman desperate to borrow money and a suspicious murder that may not be what it appears to be.

Boston, various locations including Peterson's house and Blackie's office

Characters: Boston Blackie, Joe Crane, Arnold Peterson, Bill Smith, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Sally Peterson

Listen for: The twist involving Joe Crane's true connection to the Peterson family; Blackie's telephone conversations as he investigates the case; Inspector Faraday's discovery about Mrs. Peterson's maiden name.

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.