The Flying Duck Murders: Nick Carter, Master Detective (October 4, 1943)

“The Flying Duck Murders” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 4, 1943. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter arrives at the remote Flying Duck Mine in Montana to investigate the deaths of two detectives who came before him. The mine's superintendent Nate Crosby immediately orders Nick (working undercover as Dave Jarvis) to leave, but Nick refuses to abandon the case. Nick discovers that three caskets have mysteriously arrived at the mine and suspects they may contain clues to the murders.

The Flying Duck Mine in wild Montana country

Characters: Nick Carter, Scabby, Mr. Del Rimple, Nate Crosby, Mr. King, Pollard

Listen for: Nick's investigation into the mysterious deaths and his discovery of the caskets at the mine; Crosby's suspicious behavior and attempts to drive Nick away

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.