Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

A sultry wind blows the petty and murderous news headlines across philip’s desk. A phone call from a school teacher, joan Rustin seems to be the breath of fresh air that marlowe needs. instead of a prim woman with horn rimmed glasses, marlowe finds a dame, but her report of the murder she was witness to is what marlowe needs to act as her protector. Working with the cops, the details match with the story that marlowe has heard. Will it be possible to keep his school teacher client’s name out of the matter? With a few points to clarify, marlowe soon finds himself in the middle of a tangled mess, and the recipient of a thump on the head. Who is the man who tried to rough up joan? Toban is the key suspect the police are after, and though he isn’t doing his case any favors, wants philip to help him out. hollywood starlets, jilted lovers, and jealousy that blows up into murderous tempers. marlowe manages to get to the answers pretty quickly. With his client, and school teacher witness, the bad guys get what’s coming to them. in exposing the details to the cops, the plans are foiled by what else… a hickory stick? philip sees his client off to return home, and with the story of a lifetime to tell about her vacation adventers.

Inspector Blair is still on vacation at his sister’s in England when a recent murder has him helping the local police. He knows the condemned man is innocent when he hears of the evidence of the gunshot wound. Blair sets about describing the case, and why he knows they have the wrong man. What was the murder weapon? There were no bullets found, despite having an entry wound, but no exit wound. A second murder had a similar fatal injury, but the young man, Slade is off the hook since he was held in jail at the time. Who did it, and how are the crimes related? There is a bullet that was found, but Blair shoots down the reasoning behind why it doesn’t fit as the murder weapon. An obvious conclusion if you think about the ballistics of how bullets travel. The team of cops revisit the crime scene. Blair interviews the old professor who owns the estate. The professor is an expert in ancient weapons. The prof himself is nearsighted, and thus is taken out of immediate suspicion as a killer from all but Blair. The professor has one last trick up his sleeve to keep from being taken alive by the cops. Blair explains all to the local cops, and lets them take credit for solving the mystery as he ducks out of the scene, just as the big boys from Scotland Yard approach.

Assigned to Homicide detail, Joe Friday investigates the report of a missing woman for signs of foul play. The husband, Mr Kelvi, is a grumpy gent, and the cops talk about him as well as other clues. Joe Friday and Ben Romero go to meet with the Kelvies, but will they find any help there? Other family members may be showing up missing. Is that something to worry over, or is it just a matter of fear? Joe begins looking at motives for murder. Money, greed, jealousy, or is there something else? The problem is that there’s no dead body yet. Family skeletons begin to emerge. Which lies can be believed? It’s just the convoluted human drama that could be well suited to one of the fictional hard boiled detectives. Using their best powers of deduction and logic that would make Sherlock Holmes proud, the cops hit on the solution to the mystery. Note: Harry Morgan is the guest voice of the police captain. In the years of television, he would be Joe Friday’s partner.

As Blair is still on his vacation at his sisters, and visits at Cherry Hill, a word of another murder comes to his ears. At breakfast, he gets the details, and that the man who was apprehended is to be hanged next week. Though he is still on vacation, Blair is asked to assist in the investigation when the local cops think they may have the wrong man, but no new evidence is forthcoming to offer the hard evidence to clear the condemned man. Ballistics reports give the first clue that something is amiss. The man was in a place to have done the shooting, and even had motive, but curiosity has been raised. Yet another murder takes place at Cherry Hill, this time a constable. The bullet wound is odd because there’s an entry wound, but no exit wound. Medical exam shows there is no bullet inside the body. Meanwhile, Blair has been able to learn important facts from the housestaff. The wound may have the Brittish cops flustered, but Blair recognizes it, and knows exactly what the murder weapon was. He shares the answer, in the next episode.

Audio quality is good, but not as high resolution as others in the series. Aunt jessie phones philip for help for her problem. A proud man wants to win her affections, but is clearly a bum on the prowl for a hand out. is this all a joke, or will philip be able to help his relative with her situation? posing as a man in need of a job, philip goes to see mr hearsh at his employment agency. not fooling anybody, and being tossed out marlowe comes face to face with the man he’s looking for, jonathan miner. There’s been a mix up in identity, and the case gets more complicated. After a thump on the head, marlowe wakes up to the sound of a gun shot. Still not gaining ground on learning the real identity of his aunt jessie’s caller, marlowe confronts him, with pistol in hand. The situation escalates, but will the cop waiting at marlowe’s car be a help, or hindrance? The race is on, but will marlowe be in time to stop another murder from going down? The truth of the case bursts to the surface, but is it too late for marlowe? has he just walked into a trap? in epilog marlowe shares the events of his narrow escape, and how he put the clues together to save the day for aunt jessie.

Working the Auto Theft detail, a gang has been apprehended, but the brains of the operation is still at large. Chief Backstrand calls on Joe Friday to question the 19 year old juvenile. He probably just deserves a good spanking for his attitude, but it could warrant him a trip to San Quentin for the felony. Will the kid crack? Who is to blame? As soon as Stanley Freeman points fingers at his girlfriend, Joanne Miller, the dam bursts and information flows freely. The interrogation pits one against another, until a full picture of the gang is painted. Milford is picked up, and other gangs are turned out. A network of gang activity centers around a red headed woman named Myra. The stakeout in the works is big enough that even chief Backstrand wants to be part of it. Cops converge in the cold night, hours pass, then their mark shows up. Still, no red headed woman named Myra, and the robberies are in full swing. None of the gang know where to find Myra… or do they? A break comes from a disgruntled, and jilted gang leader. Suddenly, Myra’s well laid plans come crashing down on her. Time to enjoy a satisfying smoke. Yeah, whatever. Note that commercials, and other content , are left intact for historic and entertainment purposes only. Don’t smoke. It’s bad for you.

Local store owner, Belle has been robbed and her best sled dog killed. She comes to Blair for help and the bad guys are nabbed before the distraught, but tough pioneer woman can take matters into her own hands.

A couple of high dollar business rivals who are brothers hold a grudge against each other. When an offer comes to Richard Diamond, he smells a rat, and turns it down. No amount of money can buy his loyalties, but it’s a matter of justice and fair play that lures the reluctant Richard Diamond into the mikxWhen murder enters the picture. The trail of clues leads to a scantily clad dame, and a web of lies to sort out. You know that Dick is getting too close for comfort when shady characters are out gunning for him. The body count is on the rise, but will Richard be taking the fall? Fortunately, Dick is no fool, and is ready to confront the killer, but can he bring justice before there’s even more death in the picture?

Dan Holiday is a freelance author who gets ideas from people who write to him at Box 13 at the Star Times. His adventure this week is in responce to a wealthy man with an interesting proposition. He has hidden several hundred dollar bills around the city. It sends Dan on a treasure hunt. Dan’s not interested in the cash, but the challenge has him hooked. If he can find the stashes of cash, the rich man will let him have it, and donate that much more over to charity. There’s some competition. Among the total of four people, one is a person who is not above killing for his stake in the money, and ignoring the benefit to give to charity, or split with the other three. The game is played by finding a stash, and using the clue there to find the next one. It’s a deadly race, and the treasure hunt is on. The first clue has Dan doing some star gazing. The next clue comes with a warning, and news that not all the participants have survived the first clue. The next clue is a stumper, and Dan has an encounter with the last remaining participant. What does he want? Will Dan play along and join forces with him to take all the money and run? Whatever game the rich man is really playing starts to make Dan wonder if it’s worth being part of. Dan finishes with his clues, but what awaits him at the old man’s house? The game isn’t over just yet. Dan has to fight for his life, but he’s able to put the old man on the spot, and get his own brand of revenge.

The mystery continues as Blair looks into the act of piracy in the English Channel. Blair had to take cover as he was raked by machine gun fire, but it won’t slow him down in the least. Even the data from the shooting becomes a clue for him. The pirates are elusive, and takeing advantage of all the environmental conditions that they can. Fog, electrical phenomena, even a submarine that acts as an accomplice. Blair focuses on trying to find their base of operations on land. At great effort, Blair has cracked their secret code, but the adventure continues for one more episode.

Pirates have boarded a ship and stolen it’s valuables. All of England is buzzing with the news. On hearing the news from his wife, Blair sets about to learn all he can, and springs into action. Blair checks out the latest in high tech detecting methods that can be used to trace a ship at sea. Along with that, he calls on his powers of analysing strategy to learn how the crooks attacked, and where his crooks may strike next. Will he plan correctly, and manage to nab the pirates before they can get away with another crime?

In this first episode, a wealthy Brittish woman has a dream about her son being kidnapped, and an image of where he might be. She goes to Canada to Blair with her story. The indian assistant, Joe, warns it off as a bad place. After giving him a hard time, Joe takes Blair there. The local indians believed that a sacrifice of a white man would appease the bad spirits. Blair, with the help of a local indian maiden rescue the kidnapped man just in time.

Mutual net origination, Mayfair syndication. “The Treasure Of Hang Lee”. Commercials added locally. A trip to Chinatown gets Dan a priceless piece of jade, and the quest for a treasure. Vern Carstensen (production supervisor), Rudy Schrager (composer, conductor), Richard Sanville (director), Mark Hofling (? writer), Alan Ladd, Sylvia Picker. 26:38. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete. J. David Goldin

Mr Keen is called to a factory for his next investigation. A war factory has gotten a threat, and one of the employees has disappeared. Is this a matter of a personal dispute? Or does it have to do with sabotage, and national security? Red flags start flying for Mr. Keen, then he gets a hot lead and a strange clue. Sort through the clues, suspicious characters, and follow Mr. Keen as he ties all the loose ends together. Just who is who in this mystery of embezzlement, blackmail, and stolen identities?

Eddie Burke was given a bogus story that a dame left a package for safekeeping, and now Richard is having trouble convincing Eddie that he knows nothing about it. All it costs him is a thump on the head. It’s time to compare notes with his policeman friend, Walt, and Richard learns that it involves a counterfeiting ring. Why did the dame point the finger at Richard? He hits the street to learn the answer to that question. The sultry dame makes an appearance, but so does a body. Who killed Eddie Burke? Walt warns Richard that he’s going to have to act fast on an uphill battle to learn how his own gun became the murder weapon. Before you know it, Richard finds himself in a nest of gangsters. How is he going to get out of this one? It takes a little charm, but he survives for another evening of music and romance with Hellen.