The Eddie Burke Case: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (February 8, 1952)

“The Eddie Burke Case” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 8, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private detective Richard Diamond is visited by a violent man named Eddie Burke who claims Diamond has a package belonging to him, supposedly given to Diamond by a woman named Casey for safekeeping. When Diamond denies knowledge of any package, Burke beats him up as a warning. Diamond investigates, discovering that the package contains counterfeit printing plates from an old case, and that Burke's ex-girlfriend Nancy Casey is somehow involved in the scheme.

The city, including Diamond's detective agency, police precinct, Manny Warren's garage on 71st Street, Nancy Casey's apartment building on the west side, and the Carter Hotel.

Characters: Richard Diamond, Eddie Burke, Nancy Casey, Lieutenant Walt Levinson, Manny Warren, Helen, Bill

Listen for: The interplay between Diamond and his romantic interest Helen at the beginning and end, showing their witty banter; the escalating violence and betrayal as the case unfolds; and the tragic final revelation about Casey's desperation.

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.