Mid-air Diamond Theft: Boston Blackie (October 22, 1947)

“Mid-air Diamond Theft” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 22, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A chartered airplane carrying a valuable million-dollar diamond makes an emergency landing with chaos in its wake. When the plane touches down, two men are found knocked out and tied up, a private detective named Jack Evans is dead, and the diamond has vanished. Boston Blackie arrives on the scene to help solve the mystery of what happened during the flight and track down the missing gem.

A private airplane in flight and on the ground; also an office where Mr. Blaine is waiting to be seen.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mr. Wilson, Jack Evans, Inspector Farraday, Bob Johnson, Mr. Blaine, Mary

Listen for: The dramatic account of the mid-air chaos, Boston Blackie's investigation into the theft and murder, and his attempts to uncover what really happened aboard the plane.

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.