The Case of the Priceless Prose: Nick Carter, Master Detective (December 14, 1947)

“The Case of the Priceless Prose” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 14, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter investigates the murder of Victoria Bankraft and the theft of her great-grandfather's priceless original manuscripts from Bankraft Hall. When a rare book dealer named Arthur Haskell summons Nick to his store with urgent news about the theft, he is shot dead before he can reveal what he knows, and Nick must uncover the connection between the murdered sisters, the stolen manuscripts, and those who deal in rare books.

Bankraft Hall, a rare bookstore, and Professor van Leiden's study filled with valuable manuscripts and books

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy Bowen, Julia Bankraft, Victoria Bankraft, Taylor Bankraft, Arthur Haskell, Professor van Leiden

Listen for: The clever clue hidden among the books in Professor van Leiden's library that leads Nick to the stolen manuscript, and the revelation of who is behind the theft and murder

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.