The Case of the Little Old Ladies: Nick Carter, Master Detective (April 23, 1946)

“The Case of the Little Old Ladies” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 23, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter's assistant McLinn searches for a red-haired witness to an automobile accident, but his inquiries at a house on the edge of town lead to a puzzling discovery. He finds a young man named Waldo tied up in an empty house, and the two old ladies who lived there have mysteriously vanished. Nick realizes this case involves far more than locating a witness—a burned piece of paper reveals connections to a bank robbery and a large payroll theft.

A town with a neighborhood on the edge, an empty house, and references to the Brownson Industrial Corporation across the river on Market Street.

Characters: Nick Carter, master detective, McLinn, Nick's assistant, Waldo, Mr. Sweet, Mary and Edith, two old ladies, Patsy

Listen for: The mystery of why the old ladies tied up Waldo, what the burned paper from the bank robbery means, and how the missing witness case connects to a $153,000 payroll theft.

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.