Three to Die: Box 13 (1948)

“Three to Die” is an episode of Box 13, the old-time radio show, first broadcast in 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Contractor Douglas McIntosh hires Dan Holiday to investigate mysterious accidents and delays plaguing his tunnel construction project under a river. McIntosh suspects sabotage but cannot involve the police without risking unfavorable publicity and losing his contract. Dan descends into the dangerous underground workings to discover who is deliberately causing the disasters.

A tunnel construction site beneath a river, including McIntosh's office and the underground workings where sandhogging operations are underway.

Characters: Dan Holiday, Douglas McIntosh, Fred Harris, Angus Campbell, Miss Jordan

Listen for: Details about the sabotage causing accidents in the tunnel, the identity of who is responsible, and how Dan Holiday will solve the mystery while managing the hazards of working under extreme air pressure.

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.