The Blaine Brothers Pawn Shop Murder: Boston Blackie (May 21, 1946)

“The Blaine Brothers Pawn Shop Murder” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 21, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie is asked by pawnbroker Paul Blaine to help recover a stolen diamond that Blaine accepted as collateral on a loan. When Blackie arrives at the shop to assist, he discovers Blaine has been murdered. Inspector Faraday suspects an ex-convict recently released from prison, but evidence begins to point in unexpected directions.

A pawn shop on 71st Street and surrounding city locations

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mary Westley, Paul Blaine, Inspector Faraday, Rollins, Harry, Helen

Listen for: The details of the stolen diamond, the ex-convict suspect, and Blackie's alibi for the time of the murder

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.