The Eight Ball (AFRS #16): Let George Do It (April 2, 1951)

“The Eight Ball (AFRS #16)” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 2, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective George Valentine arrives in Summer Springs to secretly investigate allegations that the town is a center for organized collection rackets. When a man impersonating him is found murdered in his hotel room, Valentine must work to clear himself and figure out who is trying to stop him before he can begin his investigation.

Summer Springs, a small exclusive town; a hotel and surrounding areas

Characters: George Valentine, Angel Brooks, Nielsen, Vicki, Emmett Waller, Mayor Vickery, Harold Stark, Hotel clerk

Listen for: The mix-up of identities and the urgency of the murder mystery that puts Valentine in danger before his case even begins.

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.