The Echo of Death: Nick Carter, Master Detective (July 6, 1943)

“The Echo of Death” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 6, 1943. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter is summoned to Echo Valley Lodge when James Thirlo, a prominent financial columnist on the verge of exposing a major corruption scheme, disappears. Upon arrival, Nick and his assistant Patsy encounter a mysterious plane fleeing the area and discover its pilot dead in the trees with a broken neck, raising questions about whether Thirlo's disappearance is connected to foul play.

Echo Valley Lodge, a remote private hunting lodge known for its natural echoing phenomenon, and the surrounding woodlands

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy, James Thirlo, Mr. Manson, Mrs. Thirlo, The mysterious pilot

Listen for: The explanation of Thirlo's disappearance and the identity of those behind the mysterious plane; whether the corruption scheme Thirlo was investigating connects to his vanishing

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.