Richards Diamond Case: Boston Blackie (October 25, 1945)

“Richards Diamond Case” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 25, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie is called in by John Richards to authenticate a valuable diamond before purchase. When Richards is murdered that night, Blackie becomes the prime suspect after Inspector Faraday discovers he has a bullet wound in his shoulder. Blackie must clear his name while evading the police and dealing with additional complications from a dog bite complaint.

Boston, including Blackie's apartment, police headquarters, a taxicab, and a library

Characters: Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, John Richards, Myra Richards, Carolyn, Mary, Charlie Kingston, Robert Washburn

Listen for: The interplay between Blackie's quick thinking and Inspector Faraday's suspicions, the clues about who actually shot Richards, and the complication of the dog bite that also puts Mary in danger with the police.

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.