The Case of the Persistent Beggars: Nick Carter, Master Detective (January 26, 1947)

“The Case of the Persistent Beggars” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 26, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A sophisticated begging racket operates across the city, with mysterious boss commanding organized panhandlers to extract money from citizens. When one of these beggars commits murder during a robbery, Nick Carter sees an opportunity to investigate the mysterious leader behind the operation.

The city, including a riverfront warehouse hideout, police headquarters, and city streets

Characters: Nick Carter, Sergeant Matherson, Patsy Bowen, Big Louis Arkin, The Boss, Foxy Farrell, John Prentice

Listen for: Nick's realization that the panhandler problem is actually an organized racket, the murder victim's identification of her killer as Foxy Farrell, and Big Louis Arkin's defiant attitude when questioned

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.