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.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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