What happens
Newspaper publisher Britt Reid, secretly the Green Hornet, and his valet Cato investigate the theft of the famous Blue India Diamond brooch from the Chesley home. Three crooks, Slick, Biffy and Fingers, plan the robbery after learning the family keeps the jewel upstairs. Meanwhile, young Tommy Chesley wanders into the story playing make-believe sheriff with a toy gun and a homemade badge. Britt Reid and Cato head to the house to look for clues while the police chase a car on the river road. The Green Hornet series aired on radio, and this episode first aired on July 4, 1944.
Detroit area, 1940s: the Chesley home and the Daily Sentinel offices, with the river road nearby
Characters: Britt Reid, Cato, Slick, Biffy, Fingers, Mrs. Chesley, Tommy, Elberton
Listen for: Tommy's play-acting as a sheriff and his deal with the crooks
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.