What's Become of Terry Cable (HSG): Let George Do It (July 16, 1951)

“What's Become of Terry Cable (HSG)” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 16, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When Shorty McGowan finds his friend Terry Cable's watch in a pawn shop, he becomes worried about what has happened to the man. George Valentine takes on the case to discover why Cable disappeared from the neighborhood, working through Cable's former employer, local business owners, and eventually uncovering Cable's true occupation.

A city with warehouses, a pub on the east side, and various businesses including a gambling establishment run by Loose Sprinkle.

Characters: George Valentine, Shorty McGowan, Fat Williams, Mr. Manx, Mr. Everett

Listen for: The gradual revelation that Terry Cable is not the person everyone assumes him to be, and George's realization that Cable's mysterious behavior and disappearance have an innocent explanation.

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.