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Frank Race, a former attorney turned adventurer, is roused by his friend Mark, a cab driver, who brings in Bob Kennedy, a distraught man whose wife has been found dead in a morgue. Bob fears he will be blamed, and Frank goes with him to see the body. Frank then questions Larry Carmichael, who runs a nightclub, and meets his companion Bunny Covington, who gives him a lift and talks about the party where the dead woman was last seen. Frank pursues the case through leads about the Carmichael family and their automobiles.

With Frank Race, Mark, Bob Kennedy, Larry Carmichael, Bunny Covington, Lieutenant Van Damme, Faye Kennedy.

Listen for: Frank's questioning of Larry Carmichael and the clues about the car that Bunny Covington drives.

First aired in 1950.

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Frank Race, a former attorney turned OSS veteran, is hired by claims executive Chalmers Latham to look into the disappearance of two freighters operated by the Deneen family's shipping firm. Race quietly works the San Francisco waterfront, where he runs into Sally Deneen, whose charm complicates his inquiry. He is accosted in New York by hoodlums sent to scare him off, and in San Francisco he boards the Hackensack Victory, a ship whose master's cabin has been freshly altered. The episode ends with Race taking a hard look at the ship's identity and the family's finances.

With Frank Race, Mark Donovan, Chalmers Latham, Sally Deneen, Eddie Jacqueline, Nemo, Kerry Farrell, Matt Farrell.

Listen for: Race's conversations with Sally Deneen and Captain Kennedy on the Hackensack Victory, where the altered cabin first raises his suspicions

First aired in 1950.

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Dorothy Kilgallen, a New York Journal reporter, is sent to Bayonne, New Jersey, after a woman is murdered with a hatchet and her teenage daughter Janet Graham and her boyfriend Charlie Mason are held for questioning. The police have been unable to get a word from the 17-year-old Janet, who keeps saying she doesn't know anything. Kilgallen is allowed to speak with her alone, and Janet begins to talk with her. This episode of the Big Story radio series, which first aired on October 15, 1947, is sponsored by Pall Mall cigarettes and stars the series' regular cast.

With Dorothy Kilgallen, Lieutenant Morgan, Janet Graham, Charlie Mason, Sergeant Gillis, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Wallace, Mr. Schmidt.

Listen for: Janet's account, given to Kilgallen in the police room, of the afternoon's events at home

First aired on October 15, 1947.

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Los Angeles Examiner reporter Jack Adams is chasing a counterfeiting ring that has flooded the city with phony half dollars. A ragged stranger named Snuffy approaches him with an offer to get him inside the operation, and Adams agrees to a meeting. Adams and Snuffy are taken to a flophouse and a gang leader called Knuckles, where Adams must pose as a buyer. The story is part of the Big Story series, broadcast in 1947, and it is performed by Dwight Wiest as Jack Adams.

With Jack Adams, Snuffy, Eddie, George Miller, Knuckles.

Listen for: Adams's meeting with Snuffy and the tense exchanges with Knuckles at the counterfeiters' hideout

First aired on October 1, 1947.

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Reporter James Fusco of the Columbus Citizen investigates the death of a young woman found with her throat cut near McKinley Avenue and Fisher Road. At the scene he finds a key ring missing one key, and he begins piecing together the victim's private life. Her roommate is evasive, but a lead points to a boyfriend, Lewis Jack, who is questioned and released. Fusco then follows a trail through a boarding house and a rifle range, turning up a man who calls himself Ed Smith. The episode is part of the Big Story series, with the broadcast dated June 4, 1947, and this portion ends with the investigation still underway.

With James Fusco, Bill Dawson, Ellen Johnson, Frances Graham, Lewis Jack, Mrs. Hammett, Dr. Lance Crackett, Pete.

Listen for: The missing key from the key ring and the rifle range clue that Fusco pursues after the boarding house lead.

First aired on June 4, 1947.

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Lieutenant Cameron and Officer McGrady respond to a report of trouble at a government warehouse on the waterfront, where a night watchman and a patrolman have been struck down. Their search of the building turns up the watchman's injuries and signs of a struggle, and they begin to piece together what happened from the victims' accounts. Working from a stolen cap and a witness's description of a truck, the officers trace a lead to a cold storage company. The transcript ends with the officers following that lead.

With Lieutenant Cameron, Officer McGrady, Officer Brady, Officer Williams, Mac, Joe.

Listen for: Pay attention to how the officers pick up small clues, such as the stolen cap's unusual size and the truck with a storm emblem, and how they follow them to the cold storage company.

First aired in 1950.

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Captain Clark and Detective Frenchy investigate the kidnapping of Stephen Day from his home on Palm Avenue. Mr. Day reports that his son was taken from his bed during the night, and a caller has demanded a ransom. The officers search the bedroom, question the household, and set up a phone tap while the family waits for further contact. A trail leads them to a drug store phone booth and a laundry truck. The episode belongs to the Police Headquarters series, and no original air date or cast is given in the transcript.

With Captain Clark, Frenchy, Mr. Day, Stephen Day, Java, Jarvis.

Listen for: The phone tap set up by the police, and the clues that lead them from the Day house to the laundry truck.

First aired in 1950.

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Homicide Captain Tom York is called to a tavern after Red Dugan is found stabbed in a back room. Witnesses say Nick Dinescu was with Dugan shortly before the killing, and a knife bearing Nick's initials is found at the scene. York learns that Dinescu had reason to resent Dugan over a former girlfriend, Sadie, and he heads to Sadie's apartment, where Nick is hiding. The story follows York's questioning of Sadie, who is living with Big Jim Diamond, and the claims each person makes about the night's events.

With Captain Tom York, Red Dugan, Nick Dinescu, Sadie, Big Jim Diamond, Ryan, Frank, Captain Harris.

Listen for: Captain York's questioning of Sadie and Nick, and the details they give about the evening and the gun

First aired in 1950.

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Boston Blackie is pulled into a black market meat smuggling ring when thugs threaten him to join their operation. Meanwhile, a legitimate cattle rancher named Miss Parker seeks his help getting her trucks through to customers, revealing that the same black market gang has been hijacking her shipments. Blackie decides to fight the black market operation.

With Boston Blackie, Shorty, Steve, Miss Parker, Inspector Faraday, Matthew.

Listen for: The clash between Blackie's forced involvement in the black market scheme and his decision to help an honest rancher fight the same gang; his interactions with the skeptical Inspector Faraday.

First aired on July 21, 1944 on NBC.

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Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in London to recover a stolen oil painting, the Duke of Massam, which vanished from the New Art Gallery of Coventry after being delivered from Paris. Dexter Morley, the policyholder who organized a masterpieces rotation club, asks him to help, and the museum's assistant, Miss Harding, provides a list of local art thieves. Dollar visits Scotland Yard, where the procedure has stalled, and then pursues the suspects. His investigation turns dangerous as he is shot at and nearly run down, and the trail leads toward a man who knows more than he admits. This episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar originally aired on CBS Radio on April 1, 1949, with Bob Bailey in the title role.

With Johnny Dollar, Dexter Morley, Miss Harding, Inspector Crew, Kimball.

Listen for: Johnny's pointed exchanges with Miss Harding and the Scotland Yard inspector, and the tense scene in the Soho flat.

First aired on April 1, 1949 on CBS Radio.

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