The Search For Jim Gary: Boston Blackie (January 21, 1947)

“The Search For Jim Gary” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 21, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie receives a mysterious note directing him to meet John Rodney at 624 Chemistry Street, the very address where a major fire has just broken out. Meanwhile, a woman named Jean Marsh calls the police claiming she knows the identity of the serial arsonist terrorizing the city and has proof to back up her accusation.

A city plagued by a series of fires; the action includes a firehouse, Blackie's apartment, and the scene of a major fire at 624 Chemistry Street.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Lieutenant, Inspector Faraday, John Rodney, Jean Marsh, Joe

Listen for: The connection between the mysterious John Rodney note and the fire at the exact address Blackie is summoned to; Jean Marsh's revelation about the arsonist's identity; the search for John Rodney, who is the only missing tenant from the boarding house.

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.