Only One Way Out For Me: Boston Blackie (November 12, 1946)

“Only One Way Out For Me” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 12, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie reads about textile manufacturer Ralph Burton's apparent suicide and dismisses it as straightforward. When creditor Charlie Kingston visits Blackie and expresses guilt over pressuring Burton, he asks Blackie to investigate whether Burton's death was truly suicide. Despite Inspector Faraday's certainty and a handwriting expert's confirmation of the suicide note's authenticity, Blackie decides to reopen the case against the inspector's orders.

Boston, including Blackie's apartment, police headquarters, and Tony's establishment

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Charlie Kingston, Ralph Burton, Mrs. Burton, Joe Flynn, Tony

Listen for: The tension between Blackie's instincts about Burton's death and the official conclusion of suicide; Mrs. Burton's evasive responses when confronted by Blackie; the developing mystery of what really happened to Ralph Burton

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.