When Nick Carter arrives at a mansion where a man has been found shot dead, the victim's niece Ella insists it's murder despite evidence pointing to suicide. She notices the supposed suicide note was written with the wrong type of pen and the locked desk couldn't have been opened by her uncle. Nick investigates the dead man's mysterious past marriage to a woman named Sarah, uncovering a connection to a convict who recently escaped from state's prison.

With Nick Carter, master detective, Ella Bo, the victim's niece, Enos Charvelle, the dead man, Sarah Charvelle, the victim's estranged wife, Patsy, Nick's associate, Barney McCoy, escaped convict, Governor.

Listen for: Ella's clever observations about the suicide note's handwriting and pen type; Nick's decision to go undercover in state's prison; the revelation that the will may be forged despite matching the uncle's handwriting

First aired on October 18, 1943 on Mutual.

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Nick Carter arrives at a banker's office for an appointment with John Hamill, who suspects one of his four partners is embezzling money. Before the showdown can occur, Hamill is shot dead in the hallway. Nick discovers a gun in Cornish's office—the murder weapon—and Cornish flees. Nick later receives a call from Cornish asking him to meet at an abandoned house, but finds only emptiness waiting.

With Nick Carter, Patsy, Cubby, John Hamill, Tom Briddock, Hamill Garrick, Arthur Nelson, Alan Cornish.

Listen for: The mysterious circumstances of Hamill's death in a hallway with no apparent killer, the damning evidence against Cornish, and the cryptic meeting at the empty house

First aired on October 25, 1943 on Mutual.

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Nick Carter is summoned to Echo Valley Lodge when James Thirlo, a prominent financial columnist on the verge of exposing a major corruption scheme, disappears. Upon arrival, Nick and his assistant Patsy encounter a mysterious plane fleeing the area and discover its pilot dead in the trees with a broken neck, raising questions about whether Thirlo's disappearance is connected to foul play.

With Nick Carter, Patsy, James Thirlo, Mr. Manson, Mrs. Thirlo, The mysterious pilot.

Listen for: The explanation of Thirlo's disappearance and the identity of those behind the mysterious plane; whether the corruption scheme Thirlo was investigating connects to his vanishing

First aired on July 6, 1943 on Mutual.

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