Dead Witnesses: Nick Carter, Master Detective (February 26, 1944)

“Dead Witnesses” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 26, 1944. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter discovers notorious gangster Slug Baron shooting Louis Morelli from a getaway car. Three witnesses volunteer to testify against Slug, but one is quickly murdered. Detective Pete, another key witness, is found dead in his garage under suspicious circumstances. Now Nick himself is targeted, as Slug methodically eliminates witnesses to cover his tracks.

A city under the control of gangster Slug Baron, including streets, detective headquarters, the Cascade nightclub, and Pete's garage.

Characters: Nick Carter, Pete, Slug Baron, Louis Morelli, Riley, Pazee, Betsy, Fletcher

Listen for: The revelation of Morelli's connection to Slug Baron and what information he brings to Nick at the nightclub.

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.