Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

Police detective Ray Mallard goes to Candy with a case to do some insurance investigation. Candy smells something fishy, since Mallard isn’t usually forthcoming with help for her. Since the paycheck is going to be hefty, she manages to overlook any initial problems, and takes the case. As the investigation develops, she learns it has to do with a woman who was killed in a firey crash of a small, private plane. Candy gets a plane ride, tour of the runway, and a briefing from the original insurance claims inspector. Not wanting the facts spoon fed to her, Candy doesn’t take it sugar coated. She sleeps on it, and consults her photographer friend Rembrandt. The more she pokes into the matter, the more trouble she digs up. Let’s just say that the insurance company has good reason to doubt, and people aren’t what they seem to be. Thanks to a talkative parrot, and an all nighter spent reading over insurance reports, Candy gets to the truth. She calls in her own insurance policy to stay safe, and with Mallard by her side as she cuts too close to the nerve of the bad guy, she’s going to need it. Not to mention an emergency flying lesson of her own.

Having a reputation as a good scout, Sam is hired by an Indian named, Black Cloud. On the reservation, Sam learns of a meeting with an engineer and an attempt to regain a lost artifact. Sam is also to guard a wampum belt. Hobart is said to have disappeared, a matter of amusement to his partner, Watts, but Sam finds the missing man in disguise in China town. Little White Lilac, the chief’s well educated daughter, tracks Sam down to tell what’s really behind the transaction between her dad and Humbart. An oil well on indian land might stand to make people rich, but at the cost of ruining the nature of the land. A thump on the head puts Sam on the outs with the Indian maid. On top of that, Sam’s office has been ransacked, and the wampum belt is gone. Confronting the chief to quit the case, Little White Lilac denies any involvement, and Sam is over a barrel when he is expected to return the wampum belt. The real question will be in finding the truth about who is telling lies, and who isn’t. ep170, 490925Effie holds the key when she has had the wampum belt in her possession.

Doctor Sloane is told about his last patient of the day by his fiancee, and office nurse, Miss Banks. His ex-wife, a model, and nervous woman is unhappy despite having all she wanted with her rich new husband. She wants to come back, but the doc is to be married soon. When Nola dies in his office, who is to blame? A jealous nurse? The doctor, after threats were made to his happy life? Nero hears about the situation from Horton, the husband of Nola. What will Archie learn when he visits the doctor’s office? Things seem on the level as far as the treatment, but Archie seems to smell something fishy with attitudes. Nero suspects some of the medical practices surrounding the death. Has Nero struck on the motive? All he needs is the hard evidence to seal the fate of the killer. Calling in all the evidence, and the key players, Nero hands over a wrapped up case to the cops. Stand by to get the explanation that sorts the red herrings from the hard facts.

Christmas festivities of the past couple days have Candy Matson all tuckered out. She plans to go into hybernation for a while and avoid the world until New Years Eve by visiting a dude ranch. Candy drops in on Ray Mallard, her policeman friend who she has a love/hate relationship with. Today it’s more on the friendly side, and they make plans for a movie date. After leaving the cowboy film, which he loves but she hates, Candy lerns that a crime has been committed at the resort she has made plans to go to. Determined to go anyway, she hangs out with the cowboys on the dude ranch. Photographer pal, Rembrandt Watson seems to be relaxing just fine, but Candy finds herself deep in the investigation. As you ride the trail with her, can you read the indian sign, and tracks left in the ground as good as Candy? If so, you’ll have this mystery in the bag.

Dan gets talked into attending an auction to buy a particular Chinese box. What’ the significance of that box? Dan is told just to buy it and wait for instructions. Dan is late, and the box is sold. When he tails the buyer, he, gets run down by a car. The box is gone, swiped by a woman who gets away in a cab. As Dan stays on the trail, he notices he’s being followed himself. What’s in that box? Dan confronts the woman, but doesn’t learn anything other than she’s in some kind of trouble. After Dan gets his thump on the head, He gets summoned to the man who wrote him the letter to get the box in the first place. Dan has to do some fast thinking and bluffing to avoid another thumping. Dan is set free, and given the chance to get investigating. Armed with new information, Dan Holiday is able to turn the tables on the bad guys. He takes control, and convinces the woman to do the right thing with the notebook full of information that was in the box. Will she be able to clear her name, and shake off the bad guys? Listen in and find out.

Audio is a little muffled, but generally good. It also seems to be from a later season than the date on the show, as it mentions the date of November 15, 1950 in it. Sam seems to dictate the notice of his own death. His undertaker client is distraught over being followed by a stranger. A confrontation with the man wins Sam a thump on the head, but the client is safe for now. . Doing research at city hall, Sam learns about details of the family, and the undertaker. Has Sam found reason to quit the job, and leave Mr Swan looking for help elsewhere? Things heat up, and an attack on his person ensures that Sam has an interest in staying on the case. Newspapers soon carry stories of the scuffle, and that Sam died in the mix. Should he be concerned, or roll with it and use it to his advantage? Taking in the mournful scene at his own funeral, Sam studies those who will miss him. He learns how he survived, and the switch that benefited himself, and hhis client as well. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "retrootr-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "OTR on Amazon"; amzn_assoc_asins = "0195076788,1570190054,1570199051,157019243X"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "d044d97d5e71edb0df9497c070c428e8";

Though he agreed to it, Nero Wolfe backs out of attending a cocktail party, but sends Archie Goodwin in his place. Mrs Collins needs a detective to be watchful. Will there be trouble for her at the party? Business men with a legal dispute? a jealous woman? Archie reports in, but Nero doesn’t care about the boring events at the party. What will it take for him… a murder? The drinks go down, and the hackles come up. Though the gents seem more mellow, the claws come out between Jane and Georgia. Maybe Nero will be interested now that someone has been poisoned. Back in the office, Archie reviews the scene with his boss. It doesn’t take Nero long, after the events are related, and he knows how the murder went down. Will there be another murder? Nero explains all the details and motives as he turns out a killer.

While shopping, Candy runs into an old friend who is working as a department store advertising manager. She needs Candies help with the case of the missing Santa Claus Helper, Jack Frost. What’s Candy to do? Her soft heart for the kiddies has gotten her into another tight spot. She consults her friend Rembrandt about the missing helper. Maybe he can find a model in his photography book to stand in for the missing Santa’s helper. Reluctantly, he gets roped into the job of wearing the red suit himself. Suddenly, Candy is called in to the department store by a worried store manager. The missing Jack Frost has been killed, so she’s off to chat with police pal, Ray Mallard. Her concern for Rembrandt is that he looks like the missing man. Could his life be in danger? As bodies continue to stack up, it sure looks like it. Police detective, Ray Mallard is sweet on Candy, but it seems that he has ulterior motives when he tries to get close to her. Things are going well. In a tender moment with Mallard, a body is found. Plot twists explode. Who is the killer, and why is he doing it? Get all the clues you need as you listen in to see if Candies plan works.

Is Effie in trouble with Sam for taking advantage of office supplies? He has a surprise for her, and he’ll let her have it when he comes in to dictate his report. We learn about the well to do family with a prodigal daughter. The rift stems from an accident that left Mr Skelley without the power of vocal chords. His assistant explains the concern that the girl will find herself in trouble, and miss out on her inheritance if she doesn’t stop dating an ex-convict. Chip only wants her for her money, but she knows it, and doesn’t seem to care. The date for the inheritance is bumped up, when shots ring out, and Sam’s client is dead. With the news of the murder blazing the headlines, Chip is on the run as the main suspect. The trail leads to a partner at a nightclub, and a secret marriage between Chip and Helen is revealed. Sam smells a rat, and a set up. Did Chip really kill the old man? Who else might have a reason to cash in on a fortune?

Killers seem to be throwing themselves at Nero Wolfe, when a man with a date with murder won’t take no for an answer. The large, red bearded man claims to have intent to kill someone. What does he want for Nero to do? Carry out the revenge if he should fail at it? Dave tells how a couple acquaintances, Carl, and Mitch had fallen on hard times. In cutting their losses, and a deck of cards, they arrive at a business settlement. When a cheater is found out, Mitch is killed. In escaping, Carl left Dave with a worthless envelope of paper scraps, instead of his share of the loot. Time passes, and Carl, not his real name has become a wealthy tycoon. Nero refuses to help, so Dave goes his way, and the cops are called on to stop the killing. Without anything to go on, other than aliases, how can it be stopped? After 3 days, Archie is frustrated at a lack of progress. Will he have to search every building in the city? How many rich men can there be in town? What other clues do our detectives have to go on? Is Carl short, or tall? Is he a white collar type, or something else? The list has narrowed down, but there might still be false information to sift through. Will bodies pile up? Showdowns, gunplay, and old fashioned bluffs of calculated risk hold the answers.

Sam gets hired by Champion to be a bodyguard. The blustery man claims to be dangerous, and not play games, but soon there are slugs flying through his office window. The chase is on to track down the shooter, and discover who he is working for. A past from behind prison walls, and one that would do no good to involve police is revealed. Champion is shot up, and Joe is still in hiding. Will there be a thump on the head for Sam when he gets too close for comfort? Putting on the pressure, Sam cuts through the lies behind the mystery. Bodies pile up when Joe is found in the morgue. Who is really behind the killings and revenge? One double cross deserves another, but all the guys in the story have veen played by someone they had never suspected.

Though cash is tight, and Archie tries to get Nero to look for a new case, the large genius is comfortable doing nothing. A dame crosses Archie’s path, and a matter involving jilted actors in the theater is the answer to the money problem. Is there a dark secret in Emil Stoener’s past, that threatens the new play, or the role Doris has in it? Nero isn’t interested, and offers Archie his first impression at who is the likely culprit. Further investigation turns up a body, and it leaves no innocent suspects to Archie, not even the cute red head. With murder raising the stakes, Nero is more ready to take the case serious. +It’s still up to Archie to do the footwork, and track down the clues. See if you can figure it all out. Was it the jilted older actress, the new young actress, the shady outsider, or the theater manager? A story that has been done at different times on other detective shows. What’s the take for our heroes today?

A wounded Sam Spade arrives in the office to dictate his report toEffie Perine. Reflecting on holw the case started, Maime enters to drag Sam to see her boss. Scruffy men guard a mansion where Johnny hires Sam to safeguard a transaction of jewels. When delivering the goods, Sam finds a duplicate to the Tears of Night necklace. Which is real? What is the significance of the switch, when it comes to using the gems as a payoff for a gambling loss? Trouble seems to come Sam’s way when the scruffy guards from the house approach him. They get the jewels, but not until after Sam pounds them furiously in their fists, with his face. Secrets lie with Daphne, the original owner of the necklace and gambling debts. The case won’t be over until bodies pile up. Sam goes full circle to unravel the full mystery, and spoil the well laid plan.

Join in with a glimpse of a crime in progress. The inheritance was all going to Joe, so why did he gun down the old man? With the rains coming down, and the flood coming up, Archie and Nero can’t cross the river. Taking a detour, they find a body in the road. High on a hill, and with cliffs and floods blocking off escape routes, they are about to have a closed room mystery on their hands. Will there still be a killer lurking? Confronting the small band of folks in the house, Nero claims that one of them is a killer. Attempts at increasing the body counnt begins. Dumb move, it only makes it easier to figure out who it is. Or is there just some clever smoke screens going up to obscure matters? Lights keep going off at convenient moments, screams in the house, muddy foot prints, with plenty of clues and red herrings. Nero has an idea , and isn’t fooled for long. A trap is soon set, designed to force the killer to show their hand.

A ring of gamblers have had enough of each other, and in disbanding, the lights go out, a gun shot blasts, and one of them ends up as a corpse. Not in a position to call on the cops for answers, will they be able to stir the interest of Nero Wolfe to come and solve their mystery? A reenactment of the crime gets the ball rolling, but will it prove anything? It’s enough for Nero to figure it out, but he’s not talking just yet. Solid proof needs to materialize before he’s ready to show his hand to either Archie, or the police. Danger is in the cards for Archie, and Jean, the dame in the gambling ring. The players migrate to Nero’s office after more gunplay, and a rising body count. Is it about time to lay his cards on the table, and put the finger on a killer? Sure, but get ready for more shoot outs, right up to the bitter end, as Nero cranks up the pressure. This is not going to be a good day to be a gambler.