Martin White Sees Dead Men: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (January 22, 1950)

“Martin White Sees Dead Men” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 22, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Martin White, a college student and war veteran, approaches private detective Richard Diamond claiming he's spotted a man he saw killed during World War II at Cassino. The man, Paul Jarvis, now appears to be using the alias John Blackwell and attending Barrett College. White fears Jarvis and wants Diamond to investigate quietly without alerting authorities, fearing they'll think he's suffering a relapse from his previous hospitalization.

Barrett College campus and surrounding areas in the present day; flashbacks to World War II military action at Cassino, Italy

Characters: Richard Diamond, Martin White, Paul Jarvis/John Blackwell, Nan White (Martin's wife), Lieutenant Walt Levinson, Susie (college records clerk)

Listen for: The tense pool house confrontation where Diamond confronts Jarvis; the detailed wartime flashback explaining the history between White and Jarvis; Susie's flirtation with Diamond at the college records office

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.