Flash of Light: Box 13

“Flash of Light” is an episode of Box 13, the old-time radio show. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Dan Holiday receives a letter from Jerry Fuller, a small-town visitor who has lost two days of his memory after a night out in the city. When Dan investigates, he discovers that Jerry's blackout is connected to a murder case involving a killer named Marty Kane and a criminal named Billy Farn, forcing Dan to piece together what really happened at the Red Swan nightclub.

A large city with various locations including a shabby rooming house on East Central Street, the upscale Red Swan nightclub, apartment buildings, a police station, and a train depot.

Characters: Dan Holiday, Jerry Fuller, Lieutenant Kling, Marty Kane, Billy Farn, Susie, Beth, The landlord

Listen for: A photograph from the nightclub becomes crucial evidence; a small child's innocent observations help crack the case; the mention of a 'flash of light' that Jerry remembers proves to be the key to everything.

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.