ep148 Death On The Waterfront: Ranger Bill

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“ep148 Death On The Waterfront” is an episode of Ranger Bill, the old-time radio show that aired from 1950 to 1962. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Ranger Bill Jefferson and his partner Henry Scott investigate a string of sudden deaths among workers at the warehouses along the river in Naughty Pine. After Sam is found dead on the riverfront dock, Henry senses that something is wrong, and Bill presses Mayor James to have the district's buildings inspected. The men begin to suspect a serious danger hidden among the old warehouses by the water. The episode is part of the Ranger Bill series.

Naughty Pine, a growing town with a warehouse district by the river

Characters: Ranger Bill Jefferson, Henry Scott, Sam, Mike, Stumpy, Doc Pike, Carl Sands, Captain Bronson

Listen for: Doc Pike's diagnosis of the deaths and the plan to deal with the danger

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.