Thomas Jason Case: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (December 31, 1949)

“Thomas Jason Case” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 31, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private detective Richard Diamond is hired by wealthy retired broker Thomas Jason, who suspects his adopted stepdaughter Carol is plotting to kill him to inherit his estate. Diamond's investigation leads him to a private sanitarium called Home Sweet Home, where Jason has mysteriously been admitted, and he uncovers a sinister scheme involving the facility's doctor.

New York City, including Diamond's office, the police precinct, Thomas Jason's home on East 66th Street, and the Home Sweet Home Rest Home sanitarium in Baychester

Characters: Richard Diamond, Thomas Jason, Carol Jason, Lieutenant Levinson, Sergeant Otis, Dr. Thorne, Brazo, Helen

Listen for: The comedic banter between Diamond and Sergeant Otis at the police station, and the contrast between Diamond's tough-guy detective routine and his romantic evening with Helen at the end of the episode.

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.