And Hope to Die: Let George Do It (December 4, 1950)

“And Hope to Die” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 4, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired to investigate blackmail threats against Flora Stewart, a legendary but aging actress. Someone is breaking her master recordings and demanding $10,000, claiming to know secrets about her. As Valentine investigates the household's tangled relationships, a shot rings out and Flora is found dead.

Flora Stewart's home

Characters: George Valentine, Flora Stewart, Claire Brooks, Betty Robinson, Kenneth, Jake, Jim Sharon

Listen for: The tragic revelation of Flora's true circumstances and the solution to her mysterious death.

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.