The Case of the Wrong Mr Wright: Nick Carter, Master Detective (October 31, 1948)

“The Case of the Wrong Mr Wright” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 31, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Mrs. Wright believes her nephew Charles tried to murder her by pushing her wheelchair off a cliff three weeks ago. Nick Carter investigates the family's finances and discovers Charles is deeply in debt, having even tried to secure a loan by claiming he would soon inherit his aunt's estate. After a tense birthday party at the Wright mansion, Charles collapses and dies after eating one of his aunt's special Swiss chocolates.

The Wright Pharmaceutical Company estate and mansion, fall 1948

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy, Mrs. Madge Wright, Charles Wright, Janet Wright, Johnny Wright, Sergeant Matheson

Listen for: A poisoning mystery unfolds as Nick Carter pieces together motive and opportunity in the Wright family drama.

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.