The Case of the Devil's Left Eye: Nick Carter, Master Detective (January 4, 1948)

“The Case of the Devil's Left Eye” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 4, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter investigates the death of wealthy Jonathan Briggs, found shot in his locked study with an antique flintlock musket. The police believe it was an accident, but Carter suspects foul play, especially since Briggs' nephew Harry stood to inherit millions and owed a gambling debt to the ruthless Lucky Bristol.

New York City, Jonathan Briggs' mansion study and Harry Willard's apartment

Characters: Nick Carter, Miss Borne, Kirby, Jonathan Briggs, Harry Willard, Lucky Bristol, Sergeant Mathison

Listen for: How did the complicated flintlock musket fire by itself, and who had the motive and opportunity to kill Briggs?

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.