What happens
Jerry, a young water boy with the circus, learns that the circus payroll has been stolen from the office wagon. Jerry and Mr. Randall find paymaster Jim Bennett unconscious, tied up and blindfolded, with the money gone. Bennett, who has a gun-shaped wound and a broken gun handle beside him, is taken care of while the circus learns of the theft. Jason, the performer whose gun is missing, becomes a suspect. This episode of Jerry of the Circus first aired on July 6, 1937, and the transcript presents the early part of the story only.
A traveling circus, centered on the office wagon, the horse tent and the mess tent.
Characters: Jerry, Mr. Randall, Jim Bennett, Jason, Bob, Sam, Rags, Decker
Listen for: Who attacked Jim Bennett, and whether Jason's missing gun is connected to the theft.
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.