The Case of the Last Old Timer: Nick Carter, Master Detective (March 14, 1948)

“The Case of the Last Old Timer” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 14, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When safecracker Nitro Nelson is released from prison after 25 years, a series of safe robberies begins plaguing the city. Nick Carter is called to investigate the first job at a fish company, where the night watchman has been murdered and a safe blown open. As Nick and his old associate Waldo examine the evidence, they discover fingerprints matching Nitro Nelson, suggesting the aging criminal has returned to his trade.

Nick Carter's detective office and a fish company factory in the city

Characters: Nick Carter, Waldo McLinn, Patsy, Cornelius Jones, Mullen, Nitro Nelson, Dan Brinkley

Listen for: Waldo's nostalgic reminiscing about the old days of detective work and his conviction that Nitro Nelson is behind the crimes; Nick's discovery of fingerprints confirming Waldo's suspicions; mysterious references to a courtroom memory from 25 years ago that troubles Nick.

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.