The Case of the Vanishing Weapon: Nick Carter, Master Detective (September 18, 1949)

“The Case of the Vanishing Weapon” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 18, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When Nick Carter and his assistant Patsy encounter a car accident on the road, they find a dying woman who whispers that her husband will kill his next wife for insurance. The woman, Kay Bolton, dies from her injuries. Nick becomes suspicious of her husband's involvement and pushes for an autopsy despite Bolton's resistance, but the investigation reveals no evidence of tampering with the vehicle or poisoning.

Elm City and surrounding roads, a farm

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy Bourne, Chief of Police, Kay Bolton, Mr. Bolton, Mac McEwen, Sam Webb

Listen for: Nick Carter's investigation into whether Kay Bolton's death was truly an accident or a carefully planned murder by her husband for insurance money, despite the absence of physical evidence.

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.