Stolen Goods: Let George Do It (December 17, 1951)

“Stolen Goods” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 17, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When George Valentine's secretary Miss Brooks returns from shopping, she discovers a valuable diamond and emerald necklace hidden in her packages along with a mysterious note asking her to hold it as stolen goods. After learning from a pawnbroker that the necklace is worth $15,000, George rushes back to her apartment only to find it ransacked and Miss Brooks missing. Now George must track down who planted the necklace and find his kidnapped secretary before it's too late.

George Valentine's office, Miss Brooks's apartment, and the streets of the city including a pawn shop and department store.

Characters: George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Mo (pawnbroker), Lieutenant Johnson, Mysterious thief

Listen for: The tension builds as George discovers the necklace is real and valuable, then returns to find Miss Brooks gone and her apartment destroyed. Watch for George's attempts to track down the culprit through the department store where Miss Brooks shopped.

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.