Blue Mink: Nick Carter, Master Detective (September 15, 1946)

“Blue Mink” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 15, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter goes undercover in a department store with his assistant Patsy to catch fur thieves who have been stealing expensive pelts. When Patsy spots a suspicious customer with a large bundle, Nick investigates and spots a stolen blue mink coat at a theater, leading him to follow a trail of thieves connected to the store heists.

A large department store and a theater in the city

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy, Ms. Cheryl, Miss Bowen

Listen for: Nick's disguise as a store employee, Patsy's undercover work spotting the suspicious customer, the identification of the rare blue mink coat, and the confrontation at the theater that sets up the mystery of who the real thieves are

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.