The Anthill: Let George Do It (May 15, 1950)

“The Anthill” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 15, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired to help a small man named Trailer who has been shot six times in a dark alley. Lieutenant Riley hints that Trailer might have information about a criminal organization, and George must earn Trailer's trust to learn more. George begins investigating the case by visiting locations connected to Trailer and uncovering a web of illegal slot machines and organized crime.

A city with hospitals, police stations, and various criminal operations involving slot machines and organized crime.

Characters: George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Trailer, Betty, Miss Brooks, Mr. Wilton, Louie

Listen for: George's investigation into who shot Trailer and why, the structure of the criminal pyramid Trailer may have discovered, and whether Trailer will reveal what he knows about his employers.

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.