Lt. Levinson Kidnapped: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (August 2, 1953)

“Lt. Levinson Kidnapped” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 2, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Richard Diamond investigates the kidnapping of Lieutenant Lovinson, who has been taken by Bert Fisher, a criminal seeking revenge because the lieutenant sent Fisher's brother to the electric chair. With Fisher's execution scheduled for midnight, Diamond must locate the lieutenant and Fisher before time runs out.

New York City and surrounding areas, including the Bowery, 52nd Street jazz clubs, and a cabin on Route 51

Characters: Richard Diamond, Captain Collins, Sergeant Otis, Lieutenant Lovinson, Bert Fisher, Dean, Lou Baxter, Mary Sinclair

Listen for: Diamond's investigation of underworld connections, his visit to the Dean in the Bowery, a gunfight and murder at the rooming house, the tense confrontation at Danny's Diner, and the final rescue attempt at the cabin

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.