What happens
Detective Fremont is searching for Lum Edwards, who has vanished from Pine Ridge, and he is growing frustrated with the case. Mousey Gray, a young local who fancies himself a detective, approaches Fremont with a written report, and Fremont tries to get to the point. Meanwhile, Peabody and Fremont trade hostile remarks, and Abner is sent out of the store while Mousey talks to Fremont alone. Lum and Abner is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on March 27, 1942, with Chester Lauck, Norris Goff and Lurene Tuttle among the cast. The episode leads with comic detective business rather than suspense.
Pine Ridge, a small town, mainly the Jodham Down store and the surrounding area
Characters: Fremont, Mousey Gray, Peabody, Abner, Lum Edwards, Mr. Scamp, Caleb, Kayla
Listen for: Mousey Gray's report to Fremont as he lists his investigative activities, and the closing exchange where Fremont learns that Mousey has no information on where Lum is hiding
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.