The Bus To Valley Junction: Boston Blackie (April 1, 1947)

“The Bus To Valley Junction” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 1, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie arrives in the rural town of Valley Junction after receiving a distress call from storekeeper Sy Gardener, only to learn that Gardener has been murdered. A mysterious woman named Marjorie Cleland forces him off the bus at gunpoint, and Blackie suspects her involvement in the crime. He discovers a crucial clue at Gardener's store and works to uncover the real murderer's identity before they can escape.

Rural Valley Junction and surrounding areas, including a bus route, a general store, a farmhouse, and country roads.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Sy Gardener, Marjorie Cleland, Harry (bus driver), John Jeffrey Wells, Inspector Faraday, Mrs. Davis

Listen for: The clever use of a telephone receiver left off the hook near seed bags to eavesdrop on a conversation, and the final chase involving a bus driven into a ditch.

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.