The Case of the Missing Piano Player: Nick Carter, Master Detective (July 13, 1947)

“The Case of the Missing Piano Player” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 13, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter receives a visit from Mr. Riddon, who suspects the roulette wheel on a gambling ship off the Atlantic coast is rigged and wants Nick to investigate in exchange for the promise of recovering his losses. Before Nick can leave on his fishing vacation, he boards the ship with his assistant Patsy, where they meet a young woman named Miss Edwards searching for her brother Bill, the piano player who disappeared the previous night under mysterious circumstances.

A gambling ship anchored off the Atlantic coast, near Thompson's Cove; Nick's office.

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy, Mr. Riddon, Bill Edwards, Miss Edwards, Mr. Simmons, Gus, Sergeant Madison

Listen for: The disappearance of piano player Bill Edwards, the rigged roulette wheel scheme, and Nick's confrontation with the ship's boss Simmons.

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.