What happens
Britt Reid, a young publisher, and his valet Kato hunt for the criminal organization of Tip Top Charlie, a used car dealer suspected of trafficking in stolen cars. Reporter Michael Axford covers the story for the Daily Sentinel when a witness, Donner, is murdered just before he is to testify before a grand jury. Reid and Kato pursue a lead through a former criminal, Sam Willow, who is pressed into serving the Green Hornet. The Green Hornet is a radio crime drama, and this episode, Almost Used Cars, first aired on July 8, 1947.
A city in the late 1940s, including a newspaper office, a police headquarters, a used car lot, and a hidden underground garage.
Characters: Britt Reid, Kato, Michael Axford, Lenore Case, Sergeant Burke, Larry, Donner, Sam Willow
Listen for: Listen for the investigation into Tip Top Charlie's stolen car ring and how the Green Hornet uses Sam Willow to reach the underworld.
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.