What happens
Boston Blackie and his sidekick Shorty are drawn into a murder case after Larry Brown telephones Blackie from a hotel, promising a hundred dollars left for him in an envelope. Blackie sends the underworld figure Pete Wilton to collect it, but Wilton is soon found dead in the river. Inspector Faraday suspects Blackie, who is already on the police's list after an earlier tip. The story is part of the Boston Blackie series, first heard on NBC in 1944, and this episode aired on June 25, 1945, with Chester Morris as Blackie and Richard Lane as Inspector Faraday.
Mid-1940s city, including a waterfront restaurant, a riverfront shack, the Williams Hotel and a police station.
Characters: Boston Blackie, Shorty, Larry Brown, Pete Wilton, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Joey, Friday
Listen for: Blackie's phone call with Larry Brown and the sudden discovery of a body in the river.
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.