Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

Robbery Detail. A man has been beaten, presumably a crime to get money to buy drugs.

Joe Friday’s mother makes an appearance, as he pops in for lunch. A telegram from his old high school, Belmont, invites him to give a speech. As she makes a clean sweep with a vacuum, Joe gets the call to run down a gun wielding teenager, robbing for his drug money.

A doctor’s office was cleaned out, and a car offers the first clue. At the unkemptt residence, the report of the stolen car that Mrs Adams made seems full of holes. Its clear that drug use is at the center of the happenings in the Adams house.

In voiceover, Joe describes the progression in the case. Danger looms as gunplay and a foot race pins down their suspect. Rex Burley tells the sad tale of a young man who got hooked, and his robberies to feed his habit. Joe continues in Voiceover with details of the arrests, then returns home.

The doting Mrs Friday frets over Joe’s ripped coat, and listens to the parts of his speech that he prepared. His words are designed to warn teens off of throwing away a promising life, and what to be alert to in barely covered up malt shops that are fronts to a worse world. He recounts how Rex ruined more than his own life, and dragged his girlfriend with him.

Robbery Detail. A little old man in the neighborhood is beaten senseless, and its time to find the one who did it.

Though the man was seriously beaten, and his lost cash was significant, he doesn’t want to press charges. Is there anything the cops can do if nobody wants to file a crime report? Joe Friday is concerned that if it happened once, what’s to stop it from happening again? He and Ben assure him they can help against the protection racket that is clearly taking place.

There’s enough to go on, and soon Joe has the district attorney involved in the investigation, And takes on new shape. In voiceover, Joe describes finding the suspects, and the case as it develops. It doesn’t put a stop to the brutal beatings in town.

Interviewing the latest victim in his hospital room, the cops get a clearer picture of the details in the beating. Has information about the case leaked out that might have caused this latest assault? On the surface, the cases seem unrelated, but Joe finds connections the more he continues to dig into them.

The robbery trial has opened, but the witnesses have disappeared. The search goes on, even after the trial has been dropped due to lack of testimony. Months pass, and one robber is put behind bars. More time passes, and the pattern of robberies appear again. In voiceover, Joe describes the case progress through months of mundane work. Finally, an informant comes forward with a break in the case.

Getting away to the sparkles and spangles of his 8 year old self , Watson tells about the adventure he and Holmes had at a French circus. The excitement fell flat for Holmes, though he shares a little about the illicit background of some of the entertainers.

Mycroft joins the fun, and hears some of Holmes racy secrets about the performers. More friends of Holmes show up. Going back stage, Watson may find himself in trouble.

Will Watson live out a boyhood fantasy? Will a threatening letter mean a mystery is in the works for Holmes? The famous detective will need to act, to clear Dr Watson from a murder charge.

Note: This is a reworked script from Murder Under The Big Top. ep149 441106

Homicide Detail. A man claims his wife is murdered, but he doesn’t know who did it.

On the scene, Joe Friday, and Ben Romero, find a distraught husband. He and a friend were at a bar together. Concerned that Hazel would be upset , Earl drove him home. Details about flat tires, and too much to drink come out. Earl only lives two doors down the block, but in taking the tires to him to be aired up, Leonard returned home to find Hazel had been killed.

In voiceover, Joe gives details in the investigation, are they being lied to, are there other family members who could shed light on the matter? Earl offers his side of the story, and his story seems inline with Leonard’s. Clues come in from the crime scene that could help identify the killer.

As the interviews continue, versions of the story change enough to have Joe and Ben concerned. More evidence is turned up, bloody hand prints, and it’s enough for a solid link to the killer. Who will it be a match for? Earl and Leonard are brought back in to see if they might change their story to the truth. The only one in the room who is surprised by the findings is Leonard.

Mysterious things at a boardinghouse has Mrs Hudson reporting to Mycroft Holmes, the older brother of the famous detective. What is a bird man? Mrs Hudson claims it’s like a werewolf. Feathers on the boardinghouse window seem to prove her idea out, Is it an old wives tale, or serious it could just be carrier pigeons, but with wartime there are concerns over a leak

A letter to Holmes has him and Watson on the case. Disguised as building inspectors, the investigation begins. Signs of the carrier pigeons are found, the suspected link to espionageA struggle, a gun, and an uppercut, but Holmes is left standing. Will a pigeon with a coded message lead them to its master?

Holmes has cracked the code, and has set a trap.

in a club, with a feather clad singer, a prize pigeon from the Morarty gang is spotted. Shots are fired, a dead body, and Holmes has to answer questions at Scotland Yard. There’s still time to spring a trap to catch the killer, and put an end to the mystery. Stay tuned as Sherlock wraps it all up.

On a foggy morning, the Saint meets a movie starlet who claims to be giving up her career. Though Barbara goes over board on the ferry, Simon ends up with a thump on the head for his efforts to save her. A psychiatrist listens as Simon regains consciousness, and recounts how he knew Barbara. She was a woman in trouble, but refusing it if it meant dragging anyone else into it.

Threats of death greet Simon as he does his own prying. The doctor admits his own crush on the actress. Dames drop dead around Simon, the latest a card sharp. Continuing his story in flashback to the doctor, Simon tells of encounters with thugs.

The events of the previous, moonlit night are revisited. Thugs, thumps on the head, and the doctor. Simon has a handle on the cash that is the focus of the mystery, as well as having the pieces put together. The lights go dark, a gunshot blasts, and Simon knows who the color blind killer is.

Bonus Tracks

* The Rtrobots have to correct Keith about the feature today.

* Thanks, and notice is given to various supporters of the podcast.

* Ozzie and Harriet Short 1948 The Third Degree.

A dispute over a baby picture of his girlfriend, Helen, is interrupted by a little woman who needs the help of Richard Diamond. She tells about a problem when her daughter Gloria found a package of money. Is Bill involved in something illegal? Is he just a hard worker who sends cash to his mom to help her? Doing his good deeds of the day, Richard returns the picture, and begins investigating for the little woman to get to the bottom of her troubles.

At the police station, Walt already has his corpse on his hands, but the aggravation sets in, when its Bill Kirby. To make it worse, the victim’s mother and sister got beat up. Now Richard leads the way, with Walt to get at the core of the matter. The important package doesn’t contain cash, only a shoe. There may be no helping Bill, but Richard is in it for revenge, and justice for Mrs Kirby.

A trail of clues is begun, when Richard talks with Gloria. Thugs soon find Richard, and after a thump on the head, Diamond gets back on the trail. Is there progress with the crime lab, and learning the secret of the shoe? Danger is sure to be in store for Richard as he turns up his next step in the case.

Secrets explode to the surface about robbing a gold shipment. Will knowing the gang’s operation do any good if Richard ends up dead? Gunplay, chases, and freshly captured thugs to hand over to Walt and the cops.

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Chief Superintendent John Davidson relates a crime, direct from Scotland Yard’s Black Museum. A dark gray shirt with blood stains is the key to the missing Francesca, girl who had been arguing with her mother. A man who raises chickens and lives in a hut with a dirt floor seems a little wacko, but claims he’s engaged to the missing girl. The cops discuss the man, and how he came to contact them through the local vicar. Is there reason for the cops to smell a rat?

Heading out to visit Norman’s chicken farm, what will be learned? Will a confession of murder be forthcoming? Can the man be as looney as he lets on, as he carries on over his missing fiancee? The cops relax over a beer in the local pub. What’s their first impressions? Does the case against Norman have any merit? The local constable shares a few clues that could solidify the case.

Things heat up in the sleepy little village of simple citizens. Norman begins to feel trapped, but is he only being paranoid, or is there something to his claim to more than one person, that he killed and buried Francesca? Will there be grounds to dig up his chicken farm, in search of a shallow grave?

In epilog, details of the case are shared in regards to the motive, and outcome with the hangman.

Sitting alone at his desk, Richard enjoys a phone call from his best girl, Helen. She tips him to a client who is to pop in. The sensational hat maker fears a theft before his Fall showing. Is a rival out to sabotage him? Gerald Winters is his long time partner, but would he stoop so low to do such a thing?

In the upscale studio, Richard looks into the ill feelings, and condescending attitudes. The receptionist, Lillian isn’t falling for his ruse as a designer, when Richard looks more like a fullback k on the football field. All Richard needs to do is safe guard the designs until the show.

A phone call from Walt Levinson break’s the news to Richard that murder has crept into his simple case of protecting the designs. On the scene of the car crash, does it prove to be just an accident, or is foul play involved? Richard smells a rat, and its time to put the pressure on high.

Richard lines up all the potential enemies, and digs for motives, and who had the most likely one. Winters is the obvious choice, but Richard isn’t one for settling for the obvious. Joined by his cop friends, Otis and Walt, Richard moves in. Just how dangers will this take down be? The killer falls into the trap, and all the secrets are revealed.

On the way to a Christmas party, Nick and Scotty stop to collect Christmas contributions. Why doesn’t old Mr Rasper want to donate to help kids in need? Nick decides to find out why, and plans to mobilize his team to look into the matter.

Tragedies, losses with the boxing ring, and takeovers in management are learned. Abandonment, and ill feelings are in the past, and wishes for Merry Christmas are given. What else crosses paths with the crusty Rasper? A woman from his past drops in to invite him to Nick’s Christmas party. Elsewhere, Ben and Nina get ready for Jimmy’s first Christmas. That is, unless Ben has something more pressing at work.

Will the hard luck be turned around? Will Ben get the break he needs to make lots of money? The benevolent party that Nick is putting on inspires some change. Speaking of the party, how are things going with the kids? When things settle down, Nick shares secrets behind the mystery for his staff.